Our Genealogy Helper
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 Oakhaven (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 Oakhaven. 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hempstead County: Clark, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Oakhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakhaven:
- Hempstead County (The home county of Oakhaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Shover Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Ozan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sheppard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Blevins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCaskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- McNab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Clow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beirne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Whelen Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gurdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Buck Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Saratoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tollette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stamps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Kress City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Little River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Yarborough Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ashdown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Rondo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Texarkana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Prescott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laneburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Bodcaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Boughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Rosston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Willisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Zama ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ouachita County
- Reader
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Billstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bowen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Piney Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Delight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kimberley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Murfreesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Antoine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Mount Moriah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nathan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Paraloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Ben Lomond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakhaven, see our County-by-County Page for Oakhaven.
Cemeteries Near Oakhaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakhaven.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oakhaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bright Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westmorland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hervey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ayers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Beards Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shorter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blevins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Oakhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakhaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakhaven, with the one closest to Oakhaven listed first.
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- De Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Ann is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Ann
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Shover Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Sheppard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Garlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garlandville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville
- Ozan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sardis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Wallaceburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallaceburg is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceburg
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakhaven.
Newspapers Published in Oakhaven ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakhaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakhaven, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakhaven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oakhaven:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hempstead County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oakhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oakhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |