Our Genealogy Helper
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 Oak 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 Oak 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.
Name Variations for Oak Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Oak Grove is located in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Cherokee (KS), McDonald (MO), Newton (MO), Craig & Delaware.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Ottawa County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Peoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lincolnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Quapaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Cardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Picher ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Dotyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Bluejacket
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Welch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollow is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cayuga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Cleora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Zena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Commonwealth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Baxter Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Baxter Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Treece
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
- Cravensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
- Empire City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Neutral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Keelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Opolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Labette County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Chetopa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Iron Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Klondike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- East Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Lone Elm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Rex City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rex City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
- Duquesne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duquesne is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Thoms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Airport Drive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Oakland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Park is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- May
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Tiff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Goodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lanagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ginger Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- South West City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wylie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Noel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loma Linda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Grand Falls Plaza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Redings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Cliff Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Shoal Creek Drive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Shoal Creek Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Dennis Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leawood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leawood is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Saginaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak 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 Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Peoria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seneca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Sparling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hudson Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Baxter Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Empire City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Neutral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Spurgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Belfast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Saginaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak 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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak 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 either 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 Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Ottawa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craig County
- Delaware County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Jasper County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |