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 #82931).
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:
46.2880, -96.0497
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.
The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies just to the west southwest 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 20 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.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Faith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- State Hospital for the Insane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- First Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The First Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- First United Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The First United Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First United Cemetery
- Kongsberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kongsberg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg Cemetery
- Knollwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
- Vang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vang Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurdal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Aurdal Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarpsborg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarpsborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpsborg Cemetery
- Swedish Baptist Church 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 23 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:
- Fergus Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Western
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Foxhome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Erhard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ashby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rothsay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elbow Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clitherall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Doran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Nashua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Melby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsborg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Nirvana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Otter Tail County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashby
- Battle Lake
- Campbell
- Dalton
- Elbow Lake
- Fergus Falls
- Foxhome
- Pelican Rapids
- Tintah
- Underwood
- Wendell
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 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 Otter Tail 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: #82931
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #648798 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648798 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: Otter Tail
- Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fergus Falls
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.2882929 Lon: -96.0492239
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |