About Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It lies about 1.4 mi west of Fergus Falls. The grounds sit at about 1,211 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Glen Gray, Henry Bernard Saure and James Compton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 648798. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Otto's Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Olson Funeral & Cremation in Fergus Falls, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 210 cemeteries we list in Otter Tail County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Otter Tail County dates to 1889.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fergus Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Grove Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Glen Gray1888-1921American football coach
- Henry Bernard Saure1892-1960American politician
- James Compton1840-1908American politician
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
46.28828, -96.04889
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
- Saint Otto's CemeteryFergus Falls, MN · est. 1889Catholic cemetery0.9 mi
- Trinity Faith CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery1.3 mi
- Trinity CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery1.3 mi
- Bethlehem Lutheran CemeteryFergus Falls, MNLutheran cemetery1.7 mi
- Bethlehem CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery1.7 mi
- Fergus Falls State Hospital CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery2.0 mi
- Kongsberg CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery2.3 mi
- First Lutheran South CemeteryFergus Falls, MNLutheran cemetery2.4 mi
- First United Church of Christ CemeteryFergus Falls, MNChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- Kongsberg CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Grove Cemetery
- Olson Funeral & Cremation0.9 miCremation provider · Fergus Falls · (218) 736-7586
- Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service1.1 miFuneral home · Fergus Falls · (218) 736-7064
- Fergus Falls Monument1.5 miMonument dealer · Fergus Falls · (218) 736-3228
- Glende-Nilson Funeral Homes16 miFuneral home · Battle Lake · (218) 864-5278
- Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service17 miFuneral home · Ashby · (218) 747-2019
- Larson Funeral and Cremation Service20 miCremation provider · Pelican Rapids · (218) 863-2441
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