About Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. It was established in 1898. The grounds sit at about 696 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Joseph E. Baird, John R. Coash and William R. Peck. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048353. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Oak Grove Cemetery (historical), about 0.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Deck-Hanneman Funeral Homes in Bowling Green, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Wood County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Wood County. 1 of the 64 listings in Wood County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Oak Grove Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- Joseph E. Baird1865-1942American politician
- John R. Coash1922-2019American professor of geology
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1873) of the Smithsonian Institution
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
41.37921, -83.63798
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
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery (historical)Bowling Green, OHCemetery0.5 mi
- Union Hill CemeteryBowling Green, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Sargeant CemeteryBowling Green, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Portage CemeteryBowling Green, OHCemetery3.5 mi
- Plain CemeteryBowling Green, OHCemetery3.8 mi
- Bethel CemeteryBowling Green, OHCemetery5.7 mi
- Scotch Ridge CemeteryPemberville, OHCemetery5.9 mi
- Tontogany CemeteryHaskins, OHCemetery6.4 mi
- Fish CemeteryPemberville, OHCemetery7.0 mi
- Myers CemeteryPemberville, OHCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Grove Cemetery
- Deck-Hanneman Funeral Homes0.6 miFuneral home · Bowling Green · (419) 352-2171
- Dunn Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Bowling Green · (419) 352-2132
- Hanneman Family Funeral Homes & Crematory2.2 miCremation provider · Bowling Green · (419) 352-2171
- Deck Hanneman Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Bowling Green
- Peinert-Dunn Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Haskins
- Hanneman Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Weston · (419) 669-0504
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Oak Grove Cemetery located?
Oak Grove Cemetery is at 1220 East Merry Avenue, Bowling Green, OH 43402 in Wood County. GPS coordinates: 41.37921, -83.63798.
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