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:
39.6215, -79.9637
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 Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies just to the north northeast 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beverly Hills Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills Cemetery
- East Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pool Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- Nuce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nuce Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuce Cemetery
- Robe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robe Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robe Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Monongalia County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crichfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crichfield Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichfield Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Dents Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dents Run Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pierpont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Lough - Teagarden - Cordray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ida Jane Memorial Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Jane Memorial Park
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Hoard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hoard Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard Cemetery
- Everley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Everley Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Morgantown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Star City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Little Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Canyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Maidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Bowlby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cheat Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Arnettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Smithtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Point Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Hagans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Masontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dilliner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Winstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Monongalia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Morgantown
- Mount Morris
- Point Marion
- Westover
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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monongalia 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 #1544280 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544280 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: Monongalia
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morgantown South
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6214707 Lon: -79.9636753
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, 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> | 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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