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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:

48.2130, -97.8065

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 Walsh County<2>.

The county seat for Walsh County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast 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 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 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.

  • East Forest River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Middle Forest River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest River Colony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Inkster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Christianson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Christianson Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianson Cemetery
  • Machart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Machart Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machart Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • East Sarnia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The East Sarnia Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sarnia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • ZCBJ Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Park River.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101787 <5>
    • Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Park River Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Park River Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Park River Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Park River.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102164 <5>
    • West Forest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The West Forest Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forest Cemetery
    • Niagara Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Niagara Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Cemetery
    • Kensington Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
    • Hyde Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Fordville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
  • Inkster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pisek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Pleasant Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Park River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Whitman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Niagara
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McCanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forest River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
    • Gilby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <6>
    • Mandt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
    • Adams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Michigan City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edinburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Minto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Walsh County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adams
    • Adams lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Conway
    • Conway lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Fordville
  • Gilby
    • Gilby lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Inkster
  • Lankin
  • Minto
    • Minto lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Park River
  • Petersburg

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Walsh 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 #1030524  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030524 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: Walsh
      • Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fordville
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.2130491     Lon: -97.806479
      • 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 Dakota's counties, including Walsh, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.