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:
37.7718, -81.2423
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 Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. TaborCemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. TaborCemetery
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calfee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuffer Cemetery
- Cannaday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannaday Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannaday Cemetery
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Teel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Teel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teel Cemetery is located in Sprague.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442963 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
- The W.T. Warden Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warden Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- MacArthur
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mabscott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Crab Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tolleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Glen White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Pemberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Beckley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sprague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Sweeneyburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Sophia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Skelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Stick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Stanaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Stotesbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Daniels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifftop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
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 Raleigh 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 turn to 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 Raleigh 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 #2586148 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586148 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: Raleigh
- Topo Map Name: Beckley
- Location given for Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7717717 Lon: -81.2423341
- 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 Raleigh, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |