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:
33.7707, -80.9723
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 Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kaigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Swansea.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161934 <5>
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Zion Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Pilgrim Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Reichter - Richter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sightler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Sightler Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightler Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69415 <5>
- Bachman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bachman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
- Canaan UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Canaan UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan UMC 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:
- Swansea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pinewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Hopkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Pineridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- North
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Matthews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Styx ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- South Congaree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Arthurtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Cayce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valencia Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Capitol View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Jamison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Pelion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
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 Lexington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Hopkins
- North
- Saint Matthews
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lexington 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 #1244295 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244295 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: Lexington
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saylors Lake
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7707104 Lon: -80.9723139
- 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 Lexington, 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' 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 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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