A visit to the New 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 New Oak Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Oak Grove Cemetery:
34.5251, -89.1270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies just to the east southeast of the New Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the New Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Myrtle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Amaziah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Amaziah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amaziah Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Myrtle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60600 <5>
- Glenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glenfield Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Beldorah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beldorah Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldorah Cemetery
- Old Hickory Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McKay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Cornersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cornersville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Albany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Albany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Myrtle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Darden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Blue Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Lowrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ecru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Molino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Clarysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Thaxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Gravestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lafayette Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Turnpike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Blue Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Dumas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
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 New Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the New Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 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 New Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Union 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 New Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706113 (New Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706113 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory Flat
- Location given for New Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5251013 Lon: -89.1270128
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Union, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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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