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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:

32.4318, -88.7450

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 Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the south 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 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Stenis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenis Cemetery
  • Pine Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lad Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lad Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lad Cemetery
  • West Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Semmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Suqualena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
      • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Forest Lawn Garden
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59344 <5>
    • Gum Log Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Gum Log Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Log Cemetery
    • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fellowship Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59282 <5>
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
    • Meridian Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Meridian Memorial Park is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meridian Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Meridian.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1429432 <5>
    • McLemore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
    • Kinard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Kinard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery
    • Tinnin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tinnin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnin Cemetery
      • The Tinnin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Briarwood North Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63241 <5>
    • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Andrews Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Chapel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 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:

  • Nellieburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
  • Bailey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Hookston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
  • Suqualena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
  • Meridian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
  • Lost Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
  • Collinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Lockhart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Daleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Chunky
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vimville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
    • Rio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Smith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith

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 Lauderdale 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 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 Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 #706392  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706392 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: Lauderdale
      • Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Meridian North
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.4318087     Lon: -88.7450466
      • 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 Lauderdale, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.