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A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...


The location of the Oak Grove Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   32.1915°   (32° 11' 29")

Lon:   -90.5190°   (-90° 31' 8")

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hinds County<2>.

The county seat for Hinds County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Hinds 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 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 20 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.

    • Learned
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
      • Learned is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <4>
    • Oakley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Hinds County
    • Adams
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
    • Palestine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
    • Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
    • Bear Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
    • Raymond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
    • Cayuga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
    • Edwards
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
    • Bolton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Carpenter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Terry
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
        • Terry is located in Hinds County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <4>
      • Byram
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clinton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Hinds County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
      • Myles
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
        • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Crystal Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Choctaw Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
        • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Rocky Springs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
        • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
      • Brownsville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
        • Brownsville is located in Hinds 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 Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hinds County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Salem Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Salmon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salmon Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salmon Cemetery
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Auburn Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
    • Nalley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nalley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nalley Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nalley Cemetery
    • Bedwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bedwell Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedwell Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308575 <7>
    • Cook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • McElwee Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElwee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McElwee Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElwee Cemetery
      • Fatherree Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fatherree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fatherree Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fatherree Cemetery
      • Edwards Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Belmont Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
      • Griffin Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Spring Ridge Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Ridge Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Seven Star Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Star Cemetery
      • McClellan Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClellan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClellan Cemetery
      • Breeden Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breeden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Breeden Cemetery is located in Hinds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breeden Cemetery
      • Morning Star Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Miller Springs Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Springs 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 Oak Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #675011  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #675011 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: Learned
      • County: Hinds         Elev: 80
      • Location given for GNIS #675011 (Oak Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Hinds, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1915, Longitude: -90.5190       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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