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:
35.1676, -82.2423
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 Greenville County<2>.
The county seat for Greenville County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 23 miles [37 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Gowansville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gowansville Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowansville Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
- Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glassy Mtn. Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy Mtn. Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Polk Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Memorial Gardens
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Tyger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyger Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger Cemetery
- Gramling UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gramling UMC Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramling UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gramling UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Inman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988197 <5>
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Jones - Price Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jones - Price Cemetery is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones - Price Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Fews Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fews Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fews Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
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:
- Tryon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gowensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Landrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Campobello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saluda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gramling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Tigerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mill Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Inman Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zirconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Upward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- East Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Fingerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
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 Greenville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Inman
- Landrum
- Tryon
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 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 Greenville 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 #1245260 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1245260 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: Greenville
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Landrum
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1676141 Lon: -82.2423364
- 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 Greenville, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |