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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:

47.8741, -95.5578

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 Clearwater County<2>.

The county seat for Clearwater County is located in Bagley. Bagley lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.

  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • United Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Gully Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Gully Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully Cemetery
  • West Valle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The West Valle Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valle Cemetery
  • Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Valley Cemetery
  • Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Samhold Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209121 <5>
  • Little Oak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Little Oak Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Elim Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Elim Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
    • Augustana Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Gully
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Gonvick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clearbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Erie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Leonard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Rock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Brooks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Goodridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • McIntosh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fosston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Debs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
    • Plummer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Espelie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Espelie is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
    • Erskine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lengby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Bagley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
    • Island Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
    • Red Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Shevlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood

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 Clearwater County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
    • Bagley lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Goodridge
  • Grygla
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
  • Plummer
  • Shevlin

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clearwater 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 #648802  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648802 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: Clearwater
      • Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gully
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.8741242     Lon: -95.5577901
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Clearwater, 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' (or 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>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.