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 #16484).
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:
35.9877, -83.6105
The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Henrys Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Cate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Randies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randies Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randies Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Cate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Esslinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Esslinger Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esslinger Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dumplin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dumplin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Cemetery
- McCampbells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Henry Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Sevierville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Millican Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Dandridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skaggston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- John Sevier
(12 miles [19.3 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 Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Mascot
- New Market
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 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 Sevier 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: #16484
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296075 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296075 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas Dam
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9878658 Lon: -83.6104506
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, 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 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. |