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:
37.2632, -77.8200
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 Amelia County<2>.
The county seat for Amelia County is located in Amelia Court House. Amelia Court House lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Craddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Amelia County
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- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Gills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gills Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bollins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bollins Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollins Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Reames Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Reames Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Mispah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mispah Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arbor Cemetery
- Big Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Big Oak Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Reames Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Reames Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reames Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Earls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
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- Ammon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Spainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Winterpock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Wilsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Amelia Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Pilkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Masons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Darvills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Otterdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Dorset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Sutherland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Lodore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Crewe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Matoaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Paineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
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 Amelia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Blackstone
- Crewe
- Crewe lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crewe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Midlothian
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amelia 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 #1497799 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497799 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: Amelia
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mannboro
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2632061 Lon: -77.8199988
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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 Virginia's counties, including Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. |