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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Oak Grove is located in Montour County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.
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:
- Montour 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.
- Mooresburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Centre County
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Rauchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Jerseytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Grovania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Eyers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fernville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Catawissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Erdman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loyalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lykens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Knousetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- New Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- East Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarks View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Register
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Fairmount Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Waterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Beach Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Harveyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Muncy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Maple Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Unityville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Montoursville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Richarts Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Faxon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Potts Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chulasky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turbotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McEwensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Rushtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keefers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Snydertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Dewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Pitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Klingerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Valley View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beurys Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Penns Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Trevorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Beech Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Long Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- New Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Allenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hartleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 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.
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Turbotville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Mooresburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Limestoneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Potts Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Chulasky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Mausdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mausdale is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
- Dieffenbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dieffenbach is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieffenbach
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Kipps Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Wolverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolverton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Turbotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 81 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 15 miles [24.1 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 'point-to-point' 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |