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 #16480).
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:
34.9966, -88.6698
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Chewalla.
The cemetery is located in McNairy County<3>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Ramer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Neatherly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Neatherly Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatherly Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Essary Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Overton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchie Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Liberty African-American Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chewalla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ramer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caffey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hightown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Biggersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Selmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Michie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Bethel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rienzi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 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 McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Middleton
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McNairy 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: #16480
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296065 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296065 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kossuth North
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9967546 Lon: -88.6703293
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oak Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |