A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #2164370).
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:
42.1454, -84.0548
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County<2>.
The county seat for Washtenaw County is located in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Name Variations for Oak Grove Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Hollow Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow Cemetery
- Sharon Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sharon Twp. Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Twp. Cemetery
- Rowes Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rowes Corners Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corners Cemetery
- Reynolds Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gadd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gadd Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadd Cemetery
- Fishville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fishville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville Cemetery
- Norvell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Norvell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell Cemetery
- Wisner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wisner Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- Old East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old East Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old East Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shellenberger Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- St. Francis' Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Road Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Road Cemetery
- North Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North Sharon Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sharon Cemetery
- Raymond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Raymond Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Cemetery
- Schneider Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Emanuel Evangelical Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Rogers Corners Addition Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran 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 27 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:
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rowes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Fishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cambridge Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Onsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarklake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cement City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Devils Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Britton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Washtenaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Chelsea
- Clinton
- Dexter
- Grass Lake
- Manchester
- Onsted
- Saline
- Tecumseh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Washtenaw 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2164370
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2112907 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2112907 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: Washtenaw
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.145 Lon: -84.0555556
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Washtenaw, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |