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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Grove, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Oak Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Chickasaw County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chickasaw County: Calhoun, Clay, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Chickasaw County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- New Houlka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Thelma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Vleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Okolona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Loyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Vardaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benela
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Derma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Banner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calhoun City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Slate Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Una
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Abbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lafayette Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Cornish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Altus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bissell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Jug Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Nettleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Wren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Wren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Pannell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Goodford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pontotoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toccopola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Nixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Possum Trot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Turnpike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Thaxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ecru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Ellistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Mantee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hohenlinden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Montevista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Fame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Clarkson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- East County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holladay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- New Houlka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Reid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reid is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neals is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
- Van Vleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Coleville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chiwapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
- Tabbville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Chickasaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Lafayette County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Pontotoc County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |