A visit to the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Grove Cemetery (FG ID #16483).
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:
36.1708, -82.8227
The Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Greenville.
The cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Greeneville. Greeneville lies just to the southwest of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oak Grove Cemetery ...
The Oak Grove Cemetery was established in 1883.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- McCurry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCurry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Susong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Susong Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susong Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Adam Painter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Painter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Painter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Pleasant Vale Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Beersheba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Glaze Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Glaze Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze 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:
- Greeneville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tusculum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Camp Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mosheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rheatown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Romeo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milburnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jearoldstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greeneville
- Limestone
- Tusculum
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #16483
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296076 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296076 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 477 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greeneville
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1712131 Lon: -82.8209862
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |