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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:

40.6765, -78.2508

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 Blair County<2>.

The county seat for Blair County is located in Hollidaysburg. Hollidaysburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south 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] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dysart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dysart Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Dysart Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dysart Cemetery is located in Tipton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223636 <5>
  • Charlottsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birmingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
  • Branstetter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Branstetter Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstetter Cemetery
  • Grazier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Grazier Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazier Cemetery
  • Baughman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Baughman Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Burket Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Burket Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket Cemetery
  • Funk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Funk Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
  • Warriors Mark Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rumberger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rumberger Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumberger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nearhoff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nearhoff Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearhoff Cemetery
    • Spring Mount Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Mount Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mount Cemetery
    • Logan Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Logan Valley Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Valley Cemetery
      • The Logan Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bellwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45312 <5>
    • Criswell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Criswell Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
    • Antis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Franklinville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Franklinville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville Cemetery
    • Seven Stars Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Seven Stars Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars Cemetery
    • Spittler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spittler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spittler Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Tyrone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grazierville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grazierville is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
  • Tyrone Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
  • Tipton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birmingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Pennington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Bellwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Culp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Culp is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
  • Huntingdon Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
  • Seven Stars
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Lloydville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lloydville is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
  • Water Street
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dungarvin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
    • Sandy Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Ginter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ginter is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
    • Highland Fling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
    • Alexandria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Houtzdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Point View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Point View is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
    • Parsonsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brisbin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Marengo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Marengo is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Osceola Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Utahville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Utahville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville

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 Blair 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 begin 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 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Blair 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 #1182738  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182738 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: Blair
      • Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tipton
      • Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.6764514     Lon: -78.2508472
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, 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 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>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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