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:
40.2525, -92.5310
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 Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Kirksville. Kirksville lies just to the 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Waddill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Waddill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddill Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Ownbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ownbey Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownbey Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Park View Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Park View Memorial Gardens is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park View Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Kirksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30743 <5>
- Cater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cater Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cater Cemetery
- Nineveh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Collett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Novinger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Novinger Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger Cemetery
- Lutz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutz Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutz Cemetery
- Sloans Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sloans Point Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Point Cemetery
- Bridge Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek Cemetery
- Queen City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Prough Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Prough Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prough Cemetery
- Stukey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Kirksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greentop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Novinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Brashear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Queen City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Gibbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hurdland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Kenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Julesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- La Plata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Greensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Nind ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- South Gifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Baring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Livonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Downing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baring
- Brashear
- Downing
- Glenwood
- Greencastle
- Greentop
- Hurdland
- Kirksville
- La Plata
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Novinger
- Queen City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 #723570 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723570 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greentop
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2525324 Lon: -92.5310268
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Adair, 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 drawn 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. |
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