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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:

40.9784, -72.1490

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 Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west 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 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Brown Swamp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Brown Swamp Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Swamp Cemetery
  • Lily Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Lily Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Hill Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The North End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North End Cemetery
  • Green River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Green River Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River Cemetery
  • Springs Community Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Richard King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Richard King Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard King Cemetery
  • Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Cedar Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Cemetery
  • St. Luke's Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South End Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The South End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
  • John B Parsons Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
    • Wainscott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wainscott Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott Cemetery
    • St. David AME Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Poxabogue Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Poxabogue Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poxabogue Cemetery
    • Sagg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sagg Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagg Cemetery
    • Noyac Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Noyac Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyac Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
    • Bridgehampton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bridgehampton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgehampton Cemetery
    • Gardiner's Island Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Amagansett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Hampton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
  • Alberts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
  • Jericho
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
  • Napeague
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Napeague is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
  • Northwest Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
  • Wainscott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sagaponack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sag Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bridgehampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • North Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bay Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
    • West Mecox Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
    • Montauk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Noyack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Watermill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • Shelter Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ditch Plains
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ditch Plains is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Plains
    • Dering Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Westmoreland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
    • Orient Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
    • Orient
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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. The following communities are located in Suffolk 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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 #959098  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959098 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: East Hampton
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.9784338     Lon: -72.1489663
      • 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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, 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 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.
    <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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