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:
37.3212, -81.8132
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 McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oak Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 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.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Height is located in McDowell County
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- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Bradshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bearwallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Yukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- War
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- War is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Iaeger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Matney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Roderfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
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- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Newhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
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. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Iaeger
- War
- War lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Welch
- Welch lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Welch.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
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 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:
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- Pages specific to McDowell 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 #1544277 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544277 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradshaw
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3212235 Lon: -81.8131701
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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 West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, 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 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. |