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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oakcrest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oakcrest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Newspapers Published in Oakcrest ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakcrest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakcrest, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakcrest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oakcrest:

Cemeteries Near Oakcrest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakcrest.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.

  • Corbett Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbett Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbett Family Graveyard
  • Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
  • Deuterman Family Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deuterman Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deuterman Family Graveyard
  • Shuters Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuters Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuters Hill Cemetery
  • Ivy Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lomax Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lomax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lomax Cemetery
  • Struder Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexandria National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shelley Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelley Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Graveyard
  • Continue List   (370 more) ...
    • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mills Family Graveyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Family Graveyard
    • St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Oakcrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakcrest.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.

  • Alexandria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Baileys Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Crossroads
    • Baileys Crossroads is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileys Crossroads <5>
  • Lincolnia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
    • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
  • Franconia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
    • Franconia is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franconia <5>
  • Springfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
  • Annandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
    • Annandale is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <5>
  • Mount Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ravensworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravensworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
    • Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
  • Friendly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
    • Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Silver Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Newington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
    • Newington is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <5>
  • Fort Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Suitland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suitland
      • Suitland is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suitland <5>
    • Dunn Loring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Loring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Loring
      • Dunn Loring is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn Loring <5>
    • Merrifield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
      • Merrifield is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <5>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakcrest.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakcrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8271, Longitude: -77.0878    
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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