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:
34.3907, -88.5195
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 Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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.
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warren Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Mantachie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63489 <5>
- Ozark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Mantachie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mantachie Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Kirkville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkville Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Gilmore Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Pratts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratts Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Cemetery
- Horton - Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Buncum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Buncum Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncum Cemetery
- Baldwin Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Files Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Files Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Mantachie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Guntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Saltillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ballardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Baldwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- New Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Tupelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Boggan Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Corrona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Geeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Jug Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
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 Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Itawamba 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 #706261 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706261 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ratliff
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.390658 Lon: -88.519494
- 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 Itawamba, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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