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:
34.6871, -82.4821
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 Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shiloh UMC Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh UMC Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reheboth Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reheboth Cemetery
- Grove Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Station Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Station Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beulah Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Waycross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Waycross Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Anderson.
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193564 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williamston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williamston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williamston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Williamston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71676 <5>
- Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinevale Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinevale Memorial Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinevale Memorial Park
- Bethesda Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Whitefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Springs Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Piedmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Pelzer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Pelzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Williamston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Gantt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Lickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Conestee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- White Horse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fork Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Dunean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Belton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mauldin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- City View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Easley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Simpsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sans Souci
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 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 Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Berea
- Easley
- Greenville
- Liberty
- Pelzer
- Simpsonville
- Williamston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 #1236869 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1236869 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pelzer
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6870604 Lon: -82.4820723
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, 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 drawn 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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