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:
37.3010, -77.5153
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 Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies just to the north of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Meunier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Meunier Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meunier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meunier Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Matoaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649584 <5>
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gill Grove Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Traylor Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Dahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dahl Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahl Cemetery
- Union Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Andrews Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch Cemetery
- Ettrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ettrick Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick Cemetery
- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Minnis Memorial Park is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
- Sunset Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Perdue Family Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Family Cemetery
- Centralia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Centralia Cemetery is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Matoaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaca is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bollinger Estates is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Braebrook Village is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley was located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Ettrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Holly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly was located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sutherland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beulah Village is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Screamersville was located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bensley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bensley Village is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bensley is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Meadowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Ampt Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ampt Hill is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Walmsley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro was located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winterpock is also located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
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 Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Petersburg
Websites to help with your 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 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 Chesterfield 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 #1760105 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1760105 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beach
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3009834 Lon: -77.5152648
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, 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 obstructions 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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