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:
36.6235, -81.2323
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 Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the east of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Phipps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Fox Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fox Union Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Union Cemetery
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Potato Creek Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek Cemetery
- Coxs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coxs Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Chapel Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Independence Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cornett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Shuler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shuler Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- The Grubb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Grubb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50481 <5>
- Holdaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holdaway Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdaway Cemetery
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Branch Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch Cemetery
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- William Cornett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hale Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Family Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Family 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:
- Bridle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Flat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Grassy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crumpler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Trout Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Ennice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Laurel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glade Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sturgills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Transou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Fries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Fries lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fries.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
- Independence
- Sparta
- Speedwell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grayson 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 #1501230 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1501230 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 805 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta West
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6234575 Lon: -81.2323169
- 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 Grayson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |