A visit to the Oak Grove Methodist Church 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 Methodist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery:
36.4629, -79.0186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies just to the south southeast of the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310307 <5>
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Cemetery
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254137 <5>
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burchwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Burchwood Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchwood Cemetery
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ceffo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allens Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Delila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Cates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cluster Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Estelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Hurdle Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Tirzah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Virgilina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Methodist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Person County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Milton
- Milton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Roxboro
- Roxboro lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roxboro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Methodist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 Methodist Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966681 (Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966681 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olive Hill
- Location given for Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4629184 Lon: -79.0186228
- 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 Person, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Methodist Church 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. |