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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Grove Cemetery

Lat:   34.1968°   (34° 11' 48")

Lon:   -81.4565°   (-81° 27' 23")

The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Newberry County<2>.

The county seat for Newberry County is located in Newberry. Newberry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oak Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Little Mountain.
    • The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70338 <5>
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Bachman Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bachman Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pomaria Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomaria Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomaria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pomaria Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Colony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colony Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Newberry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stoney Hill.
      • The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Luke's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71257 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • O'Neal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Capers Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capers Chapel Cemetery
      • The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Chapin.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Newberry County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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.

  • Slighs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Little Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prosperity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pomaria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chapin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <6>
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Newberry County
  • Peak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <6>
  • Sondleys ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
  • Ella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • White Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jenkinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Ballentine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glymphville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Silverstreet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Blair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Newberry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chapin
    • Chapin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chapin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Irmo
    • Irmo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Newberry
  • Peak
    • Peak lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Prosperity

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 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:

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 #1228781  (Oak Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1228781 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Little Mountain
    • County: Newberry         Elev: 183
    • Location given for GNIS #1228781 (Oak Grove Cemetery)

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Newberry, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1968, Longitude: -81.4565       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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