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:
37.6157, -80.7420
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <5>
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pence Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Upland Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Upland Memorial Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland Memorial Cemetery
- The Upland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987563 <5>
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carman Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Meadows Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Restwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Restwood Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restwood Cemetery
- Lilly - Crews Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lilly - Crews Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly - Crews Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lilly - Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Nimitz.
- The Lilly - Crews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960819 <5>
- Broyles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Swope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Bargers Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Talcott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hilldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Wolfcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wikel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Bellepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Packs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Ballard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Alderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- True
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Pipestem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nimitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Frazier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Sandstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumping Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #1544278 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1544278 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 583 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6156766 Lon: -80.742024
- 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 Monroe, 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 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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