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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   35.6774°   (35° 40' 38")

Lon:   -81.9965°   (-81° 59' 47")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoover Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • West Court Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Court Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Court Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Court Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • McDowell Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDowell Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
  • Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Glades Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glades Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Haney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Rocky Pass Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nebo Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Lawing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Obeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Obeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Obeth Cemetery is located in Burke County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
  • West Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
    • West Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in McDowell County
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
  • Nebo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Nebo is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
    • Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
  • Thermal City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
    • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Linville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Burke County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
      • Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <6>
    • Rollins ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Burke County
    • Glen Alpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
      • Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dendron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
      • Dendron is located in McDowell County

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.

  • Marion
    • Marion lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Old Fort

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 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:

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 #1014051  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1014051 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Marion East
    • County: McDowell         Elev: 413
    • Location given for GNIS #1014051 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #48251

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6774, Longitude: -81.9965    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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