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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:

44.8348, -68.8111

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 Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies just to the southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90259 <5>
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Birch Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Brewer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90734 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beth Abraham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1515997 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Orrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowbrook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Cemetery
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Tree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Copeland Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Copeland Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Hill Cemetery
    • Clewleyville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Clewleyville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewleyville Cemetery
    • North Eddington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • East Bangor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • Bangor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <6>
  • Snow Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <6>
  • North Orrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
  • Glenburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Brewer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <6>
  • Eddington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Veazie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <6>
  • Lucky Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
  • Hampden Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
  • Hampden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Levant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Levant is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <6>
    • Orrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orono
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <6>
    • Stillwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Old Town Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Holden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Webster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Webster is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Kenduskeag
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Newburgh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • Goodale Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Bradley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town

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. The following communities are located in Penobscot 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 like to start with 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 Penobscot 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 #572566  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572566 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bangor
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.83484     Lon: -68.81111
      • 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 Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.