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A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Oak Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Cemetery:

44.5759, -68.7461

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Buck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
  • Gross Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Gross Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point Cemetery
  • Leaches Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
  • Buck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Cottle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cottle Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Cottle Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438532 <5>
  • Front Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Front Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Ridge Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
  • Back Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Back Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Leach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
    • Bridges Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
    • Granite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Granite Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
    • Wiswell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wiswell Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiswell Cemetery
    • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Hutchins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
    • Bay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Cemetery
    • West Surry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Surry Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Surry Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Orland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prospect Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
  • Verona Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Former name for Verona Island:
    • Verona
  • Bucksport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Orland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Penobscot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
  • Bucksport Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
  • Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winterport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Penobscot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Stockton Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodale Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • North Winterport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Dedham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Searsport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Searsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • North Ellsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • North Orrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • West Brooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Hampden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oak Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oak Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #572565  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572565 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orland
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5759076     Lon: -68.7461425
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.