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:
38.9886, -94.1369
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- The Corn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Corn Cemetery
- Webb Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Webb Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Family Cemetery
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
- Koger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Koger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
- Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Oak Grove.
- Ferguson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Family Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Bates City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465330 <5>
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gosney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gosney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosney Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Bates City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Purdee Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Shore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shore Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shore Cemetery
- Mecklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mecklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklin Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Chiddix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiddix Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greens Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29013 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sni Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Bates City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grain Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Lake Lotawana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cockrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Lone Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapawingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buckner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Levasy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lee's Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Little Blue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Greenwood
- Odessa
- Wellington
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 websites either 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 Jackson 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 #723568 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723568 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tarsney Lakes
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9886185 Lon: -94.1368909
- 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 Jackson, 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 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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