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:
35.2498, -82.7232
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 Transylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Transylvania County is located in Brevard. Brevard lies just to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Glazener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Glazener Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazener Cemetery
- Evergreen Gillespie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Round Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Davidson River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davidson River Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Brevard.
- The Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48444 <5>
- Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Gardens Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- McGaha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McGaha Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaha Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Justus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Justus Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Aiken Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Aiken Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Brevard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pisgah Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Cedar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Caesars Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Horse Shoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cruso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Sky Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Laurel Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Toxaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Rocky Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Willow Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Timberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Balfour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Mountain Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
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 Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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 #1014050 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014050 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: Transylvania
- Est. Elev: 670 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brevard
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2498359 Lon: -82.72318
- 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 Transylvania, 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' (or point-to-point) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |