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 and doctors 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 Hopkins County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.
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:
- Hopkins 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.
- Tira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Nelta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Dike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Posey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Peerless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Sulphur Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lake Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enloe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ben Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Pecan Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Dial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Ladonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Honey Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Hagansport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Purley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Winnsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Yowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Fairlie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neylandville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- South Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Aberfoyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Jacobia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Lone Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Gadston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Taylor Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Broadway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Cunningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Biardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Howland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Clardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Atlas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Roxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Halesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Sherry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Talco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Miller's Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Yantis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Gunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
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.
- Selt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rushing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hargraves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aiguier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clark Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lindley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
- The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Delta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Connor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
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.<4>
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.
- Addran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Addran is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
- Birthright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Nelta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Dike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lake Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Minter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minter is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
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 48 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. 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 like to start 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 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |