Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Grove is located in Giles County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Giles County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Anthony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Minor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Green Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aymett Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Weakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Powell Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Busby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Ethridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Webber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Rascal Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Park Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Dellrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cash Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Boonshill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Pearl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Hughey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Camargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Screamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Culleoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Frierson Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scribner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- Corning ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Estep ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Confluence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Arkdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Belew ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Rogersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- North Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Lentzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Poplar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Caro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Elkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gooch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1093 more) ...
- Pittard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Minor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Goodspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Marbuts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Lesters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Aspen Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Harwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bodenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Veto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Veto is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |