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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Grove is located in Delaware County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.

Below are the counties that are near Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grove:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Copeland is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Dodge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dodge is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dennis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Zena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Zena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Bernice
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cleora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cleora is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Brush Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • New Eucha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Eucha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Eucha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
  • Craig County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Disney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Langley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spavinaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pensacola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Strang
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoot Owl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Wickliffe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Pump Back
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
    • Fairland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kellyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Afton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyandotte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Narcissa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
    • Ottawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dotyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Miami
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Peoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • North Miami
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Commerce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Quapaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
    • Maysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Sulphur Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Gravette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Decatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallatin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Hiwasse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bella Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Springtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Hico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Cherokee County (KS)
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
    • Tiff City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • South West City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Noel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Ginger Blue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lanagan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • May
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Goodman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
    • Wylie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Erie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.
    • Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Racine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Loma Linda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Neosho
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Grove.

Cemeteries Near Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grove.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grove.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grove, with the one closest to Grove listed first.

  • Tiff City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
  • South West City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saratoga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Coy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coy is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
  • Hart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Noel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
  • Maysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
  • Crump ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Round Top ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Sulphur Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Splitlog
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
    • Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grove.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grove ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grove.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grove.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Grove:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.