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:
34.0284, -90.0070
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 Tallahatchie County<2>.
The county seat for Tallahatchie County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the west southwest 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 20 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.
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- New Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Town Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
- Womble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Womble Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womble Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rome Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Hill Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Olvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Olvis Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olvis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Carver Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carver Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Hill Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tillatoba.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove West Missionary Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61941 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Paynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rosebloom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Crowder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Pope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Turkey Foot Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Mims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chapeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Swan Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Memphis Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Vance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Webb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Grenada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Velma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Bobo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Tallahatchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Charleston
- Coffeeville
- Grenada
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 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 Tallahatchie 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 #1765020 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1765020 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: Tallahatchie
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0284463 Lon: -90.0070341
- 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 Tallahatchie, 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. |