About Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan. It lies about 1.7 mi east of Coldwater. The grounds sit at about 938 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Scott Brayton, Clinton B. Fisk and Jonas H. McGowan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 633818. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hurley Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Branch County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 47 listings in Branch County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Coldwater. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Grove Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 writers, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 scientist.
- Scott Brayton1959-1996American open-wheel racing driver
- Clinton B. Fisk1828-1890Union Army general
- Jonas H. McGowan1837-1909American politician
- Cyrus G. Luce1824-1905American politician
- Alfred Milnes1844-1916Union United States Army soldier
- Charles Upson1821-1885American politician, Michigan
- Frances Eliza Babbitt1824-1891American archaeologist and scientific collector
- Joseph E. Brandle1835-1909American Medal of Honor recipient
- Fannie Ellsworth Newberry1848-1942American writer
- John Gibson Parkhurst1824-1906American lawyer, military officer, and diplomat
- Lella Grace Woodward1858-1949American artist
- Mary Esther Elder1883-1972American botanist and botanical collector
Show all 13 notable burials
- William Carey Morey1843-1925American educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Grove Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Oak Grove Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Hurley CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery1.1 mi
- Hill CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery1.8 mi
- Morse Street CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery2.0 mi
- Batavia CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery3.6 mi
- Lockwood CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery4.1 mi
- Mason CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery4.1 mi
- Ovid CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery5.2 mi
- West Prairie CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery5.4 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryColdwater, MICemetery5.6 mi
- York CemeteryBronson, MICemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Grove Cemetery
- Dutcher Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Coldwater · (517) 278-2795
- Patten's Michigan Monuments - Coldwater0.9 miMonument dealer · Coldwater · (517) 278-4028
- Putnam Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Coldwater · (517) 278-2311
- George White Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Quincy · (517) 639-5555
- Cronkhite Vault Services Inc. and CVS Crematory Inc.9.0 miCremation provider · Bronson · (269) 352-8114
- Dutcher-Kolcz Funeral Home, Kubasiak Chapel9.4 miFuneral home · Bronson · (517) 369-4075
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