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A visit to the Oak Grove Baptist 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 Baptist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery (FG ID #30570)

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 Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.7964°   (37° 47' 47")

Lon:   -93.3623°   (-93° 21' 44")

The cemetery is located in Polk County<3>.

As an estimate, the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of Humansville.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southwest of the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery ...

The Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery was established in 1867.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Saap Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saap Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamberlain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chamberlain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Pitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitt Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Payne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Leiman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leiman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leiman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leiman Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • McCracken Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCracken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Tillery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tillery Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Rondo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Dooley Bend Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dooley Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dooley Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dooley Bend Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Rountree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rountree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rountree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rountree Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Nemo Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flemington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flemington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flemington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flemington Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Dorman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorman Cemetery is located in Hickory County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Sentinel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sentinel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Sentinel is located in Polk County
    • Former name for Sentinel:
    • Sentinel Prairie
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sentinel
    • From the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery to Sentinel
  • Pittsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <7>
  • Polk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Polk County
  • Elkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Galmey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nemo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Goodson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <7>
  • Hermitage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <7>
  • Urbana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <7>
  • Weaubleau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
    • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Humansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Louisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <7>
    • Dunnegan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
    • Halfway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
    • Collins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <7>
    • Fair Play
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
      • Fair Play is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <7>
    • Gerster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people

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 Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery:

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 Baptist Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #748210  (Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #748210 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: Sentinel
    • County: Polk         Elev: 260
    • Location given for GNIS #748210 (Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #30570

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7964, Longitude: -93.3623    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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