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 #42473).
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:
41.3794, -83.6375
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Plain Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Cemetery
- Sargeant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sargeant Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant Cemetery
- Portage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Portage Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tontogany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tontogany Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontogany Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brandeberry Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandeberry Cemetery
- Pemberville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pemberville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miltonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Miltonville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Otsego Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Otsego Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wingston Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingston Cemetery
- Jerry City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Portage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Haskins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tontogany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Cygnet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pemberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luckey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Hammansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lemoyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Perrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Custar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Millgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Bradner
- Custar
- Cygnet
- Luckey
- Pemberville
- Perrysburg
- Tontogany
- Waterville
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wood 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: #42473
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1048353 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1048353 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowling Green North
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.379219 Lon: -83.6379892
- 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 Wood, 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 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. |