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:
35.2066, -78.3919
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 Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Josiah Eldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barefoot Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Cemetery
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barefoot Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Family Cemetery
- The Barefoot Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barefoot Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528266 <5>
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Westbrook Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Family Cemetery
- The Westbrook Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uriah Westwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418281 <5>
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wooten Family Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooten Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Newton Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323279 <5>
- Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barefoot Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Peacocks Crossroads.
- The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46790 <5>
- Lee Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2426547 <5>
- West Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Burial Ground is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Spiveys Corner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452307 <5>
- Piney Green Disciples Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Branch Disciples of Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Tart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee & Johnson Restorium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee & Johnson Restorium is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee & Johnson Restorium
- The Lee & Johnson Restorium has also been known as:
- Lee & Johnson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305144 <5>
- Festus Sutton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Newton Grove.
- The Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin Bryan Rose Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385075 <5>
- Alfred Altman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- W.K. Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keener Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville National Battlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bentonville National Battlefield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville National Battlefield
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bentonville National Battlefield is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Newton Grove.
- The Bentonville National Battlefield has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142214 <5>
- Harper Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harper Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Newton Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157258 <5>
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Vann Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spiveys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Beaman Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- McKoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Keener
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Peacocks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Reynolds Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Plain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Kitty Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Rebel City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Allens Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Grove Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Salemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnetsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grantham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Westhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Dunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
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 Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Falcon
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 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 Sampson 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 #1007535 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1007535 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Timothy
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2065543 Lon: -78.3919478
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, 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> | 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. |
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