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 #42465).
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:
40.2873, -83.0734
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Delaware. Delaware lies just to the north northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
The Oak Grove Cemetery was established in 1851.
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 Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valleyview Evangelical Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bierce Wesoller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Troedrhiwdalar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cole / Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Townhouse Cemetery 1825 - 1880
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McNamara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marlborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bokes Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peachblow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pluggys Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pluggys Town is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluggys Town
- Delaware
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stratford-on-Olentangy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stratford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Klondike ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scioto ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scioto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto
- Bellepoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hyatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carpenters Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paget ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leonardsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Delaware 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 visit 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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: #42465
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044026 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044026 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delaware
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2867281 Lon: -83.0746318
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Delaware, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |