A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #48251).
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:
35.6774, -81.9965
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the west northwest 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- West Court Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Court Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Court Cemetery
- McDowell Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McDowell Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Memorial Park
- Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Glades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glades Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Rocky Pass Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Lawing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing Cemetery
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Obeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Obeth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Thermal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Moffitt Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Brindletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parkhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Switzerland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Glen Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
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. The following communities are located in McDowell 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 begin 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48251
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014051 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014051 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion East
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6770689 Lon: -81.9964961
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including McDowell, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |