A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #1593746).
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:
39.6593, -74.8084
The Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hammonton.
The cemetery is located in Atlantic County<2>.
The county seat for Atlantic County is located in Mays Landing. Mays Landing lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 20 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.
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Blue Anchor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Anchor Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Anchor Cemetery
- Newtonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Newtonville Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Janvier Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Janvier Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janvier Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Egg Harbor Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor Cemetery
- Berlin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Green Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Germania Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
- Marlton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Hammonton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Da Costa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Ancora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Works
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collings Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Nesco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atsion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Victory Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Atco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dellette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tansboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Sicklerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penbryn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Gigantic City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Weekstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mizpah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 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 Atlantic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Egg Harbor City
- Hammonton
- Williamstown
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 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 New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Atlantic 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1593746
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #878903 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #878903 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: Atlantic
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hammonton
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6576167 Lon: -74.8073851
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |