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A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...


The location of the Oak Grove Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Cemetery

Lat:   36.2796°   (36° 16' 46")

Lon:   -80.8201°   (-80° 49' 12")

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Surry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oak Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Elkin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
      • Elkin is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <4>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
    • Jonesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
    • Arlington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
    • Mulberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Surry County
    • State Road
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
      • State Road is located in Surry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Road <4>
    • Boonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Surry County
    • Zephyr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
      • Zephyr is located in Surry County
    • Ronda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
      • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <4>
    • Swan Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
    • Stony Knoll
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
      • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Thurmond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
        • Thurmond is located in Surry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <4>
      • Clingman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
        • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
      • Rockford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Rockford is located in Surry County
      • Dobson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
        • Dobson is located in Surry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
      • Cycle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
        • Cycle is located in Yadkin County
      • Marler
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
        • Marler is located in Yadkin County
      • Nebo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
        • Nebo is located in Yadkin County
      • Copeland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
        • Copeland is located in Surry County
      • Roaring River
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
        • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Branon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
        • Branon is located in Yadkin County
      • Mount Pleasant
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
        • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
      • Richmond Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
        • Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
      • Devotion
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devotion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
        • Devotion is located in Surry 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Surry County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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.<5>

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

    • Friendship Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Grassy Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Creek Cemetery
    • Island Ford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Ford Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jonesville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Little Richmond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Richmond Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Richmond Cemetery
    • Open Door Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Open Door Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Open Door Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Open Door Cemetery
    • Bessies Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bessies Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bessies Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bessies Chapel Cemetery
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Fall Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Creek Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Union Cross Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cross Cemetery
      • Snow Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
      • State Road Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The State Road Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Road Cemetery
      • Boonville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boonville Cemetery
      • Zephyr Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zephyr Cemetery
      • Mountain Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
      • Center Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Swan Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
      • Swaims Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swaims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swaims Cemetery
      • North Oak Ridge Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Boonville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boonville Cemetery
      • Bear Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Salem Fork Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

    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 #991354  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #991354 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: Elkin North
      • County: Surry         Elev: 339
      • Location given for GNIS #991354 (Oak Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

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

    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 Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 36.2796, Longitude: -80.8201       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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