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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Grove, please Contact Us.
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 have occurred.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oak Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Eau Claire County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.
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:
- Eau Claire 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.
- Lufkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Fall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Hay Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Mondovi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Springdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Maxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Montana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Waumandee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Lake Hallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Irvine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Chippewa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Cadott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Bloomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Rock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Dunnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Tainter Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Knapp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Requa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Levis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Durand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Ella
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Plum City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Eleva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Osseo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Coral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Pigeon Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Whitehall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Reads Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
- Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <4>
- Wabasha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
- Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <4>
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Prince of Peace Covenant Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince of Peace Covenant Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prince of Peace Covenant Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Mondovi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378597 <6>
- Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the north of Eau Claire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970640 <6>
- East Pepin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pepin Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hadleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadleyville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brunswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- German Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fossum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Naples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naples Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eleva Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleva Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eleva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Naples Cemetery
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.
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.
- Rock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Caryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Mondovi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Eleva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Shawtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Meridean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Nix Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Truax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Strum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Elk Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
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 152 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabasha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eau Claire County: www.co.eau-claire.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6725, Longitude: -91.6052 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |