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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 #2485215).

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:

34.0968, -77.8999

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wilmington.

The cemetery is located in New Hanover County<3>.

The county seat for New Hanover County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the north of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Establishment of the Oak Grove Cemetery ...

The Oak Grove Cemetery was established in 1955.

Name Variations for Oak Grove Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Hanks Chapel Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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]<4> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sea Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Myrtle Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Carolina Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Kure Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Masonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
  • Wilmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seagate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
  • Leland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
  • Wrightsville Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Belville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Windemere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Kings Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Winnabow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ogden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Town Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Hightsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Southport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Navassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Wrightsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Bayshore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Murraysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
    • Bolivia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 New Hanover 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 professional and volunteer 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 New Hanover 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:  #2485215

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including New Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.