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A visit to the West 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 West Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #83812)

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 West Oak Grove Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.3452°   (45° 20' 42")

Lon:   -93.3722°   (-93° 22' 19")

The cemetery is located in Anoka County<3>.

As an estimate, the West Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Anoka.

The county seat for Anoka County is located in Anoka. Anoka lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south of the West Oak Grove Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 West Oak Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Anoka County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the West Oak Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Oak Grove Cemetery.

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

    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Anoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
    • Saint Francis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <5>
    • Nowthen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nowthen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
    • Ramsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <5>
    • Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Anoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
    • Bethel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coopers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
    • East Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
      • East Bethel is located in Anoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethel <5>
    • Crown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
    • Elk River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
      • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <5>
    • Champlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin
      • Champlin is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlin <5>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Anoka
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ham Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lake
        • Ham Lake is located in Anoka County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,943 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ham Lake <5>
      • Dayton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Hennepin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
      • Isanti
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coon Rapids
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Linwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Bradford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Zimmerman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
        • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
        • Zimmerman has also been known as:
        • Lake Fremont
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <5>
      • Otsego
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
        • Otsego is located in Wright County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,887 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <5>
      • Rogers
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
      • Coon Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
        • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Blaine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Blaine is located in Anoka County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
      • Weber
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
        • Weber is located in Isanti County

    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 West Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anoka County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Oak Grove Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Pierce Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Oak View Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak View Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Trott Brook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trott Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trott Brook Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trott Brook Cemetery
    • Staples Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staples Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Cemetery
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • Farm of Ernest Rahn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farm of Ernest Rahn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farm of Ernest Rahn Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farm of Ernest Rahn Cemetery
    • Twin Lakes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Lakes Cemetery
    • Constance Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Constance Evangelical Free Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Constance Evangelical Free Church Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constance Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
    • Soderville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soderville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Soderville Cemetery is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soderville Cemetery
    • Stanford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Stanford Cemetery is located in Isanti County
      • The Stanford Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Stanford Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83638 <1>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Livonia Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Livonia Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livonia Cemetery
      • Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • East Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bethel Cemetery
      • Oak Leaf Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Leaf Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Leaf Cemetery
      • Old Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery
      • Whitney Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitney Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
      • St. Andrews Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
      • Vernon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
      • New St. John the Baptist Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anoka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82327 <1>
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Anoka State Hospital Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anoka State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anoka State Hospital Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anoka State Hospital Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery

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

    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 West Oak Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #653994  (West Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #653994 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cedar
      • County: Anoka         Elev: 275
      • Location given for GNIS #653994 (West Oak Grove Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #83812

    The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Oak Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3452, Longitude: -93.3722    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Anoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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