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:
36.2570, -88.7448
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 Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies just to the east 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 36 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Nailing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nailing Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nailing Cemetery
- Somers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Somers Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harkey Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkey Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
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- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Public Well Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Public Well Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Well Cemetery
- The Public Well Cemetery has also been known as:
- Public Wells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17507 <5>
- Crutchfield - Rowlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Winston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Higgs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Edmonston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Edmonston Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonston Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Vincent Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- McClains Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Dresden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ralston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ore Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Sidonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Four Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Tumbling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Cottage Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
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 Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- McKenzie
- Rutherford
- Sharon
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 Weakley 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 #1322398 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322398 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dresden
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2570076 Lon: -88.7447804
- 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 Weakley, 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> | 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. |
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