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:
35.6026, -88.8959
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the east 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Riveside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Riveside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riveside Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bemis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- Lane Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lane Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lane Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14491 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- McLemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgecrest Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgecrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17757 <5>
- Randolph Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Highland 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 25 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:
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Malesus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Windy City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Medon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Wellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Three Way
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Fruitvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Humboldt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- White Fern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Claybrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Madison 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 #1296070 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296070 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6025738 Lon: -88.8958934
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Madison, 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 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. |