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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
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:
- Overton 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.
- Garretts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Free Communion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Taylors Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Grey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Hanging Limb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cave Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Woody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Little Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarkrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pall Mall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Burristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Dodson Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Columbus Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Whitleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Nameless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Rough Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- North Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Bucklick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Deer Lodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Byrdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Jeremiah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Algood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Park Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Southtown Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ravenscroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Clarktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Savage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Burkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Leslie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Grider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Wayne County (KY)
- Slickford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
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.
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nettlecarrier Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hayter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (618 more) ...
- Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Henard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Wirmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wirmingham is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirmingham
- Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ward ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
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 14 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 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 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 Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Wayne 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 obstructions 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'. |