A visit to the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens ...
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 Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens:
36.0199, -78.8139
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Durham County<2>.
The county seat for Durham County is located in Durham. Durham lies just to the west southwest of the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Durham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49165 <5>
- Joseph Alexander Holloway Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Glenview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Coley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coley Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Family Cemetery
- Latta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Latta Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Light Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunagan Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dunagan Family Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunagan Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Durham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389966 <5>
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creedmoor.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229549 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Waller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Peed Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Peed Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peed Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peed Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Butner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353643 <5>
- Raleigh Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374930 <5>
- Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Carrington Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Gorman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Butner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The American Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Parkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Bahama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creedmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Oak Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Pickwick Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Stony Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Pleasant Green Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brigadoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brigadoon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon
- Eno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eno is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Summerfield Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Light
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Mount Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- University
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- University is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Stoneridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stoneridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneridge
- Timberlyne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Timberlyne is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlyne
- Carolwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Hester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Stem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Piney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- University Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- University Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Acres
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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Durham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Creedmoor
- Durham
- Durham lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Durham 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991411 (Oak Grove Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991411 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: Durham
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Durham
- Location given for Oak Grove Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 36.0198672 Lon: -78.8138951
- 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 Durham, 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens) 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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