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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oakhurst. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oakhurst to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oakhurst, please Contact Us.
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 Oakhurst (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 Oakhurst. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oakhurst is historic, it would have been located within present day Dallas 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 Dallas County: Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Grant, Hot Spring & Ouachita.
Below are the counties that are near Oakhurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakhurst:
- Dallas County (The home county of Oakhurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Sparkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Bunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Dalark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Fordyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Vaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Griffithtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Joan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Curtis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Whelen Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Arkadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Gurdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beirne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Caddo Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Kingsland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- White Oak Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Staves
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- New Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Rison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Leola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Grapevine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Turin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Poyen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Lono
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Donaldson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Nevada County
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Vanduzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- East Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bragg City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Chidester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Cullendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Reader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- White County
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakhurst, see our County-by-County Page for Oakhurst.
Cemeteries Near Oakhurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakhurst.
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 Oakhurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakhurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Herring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brazeale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dedman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tanyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Oakhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakhurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakhurst, with the one closest to Oakhurst listed first.
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Nix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nix is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Ramsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eagle Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Lunet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lunet is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunet
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lilley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lilley is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Tulip
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Vaden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakhurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakhurst.
Newspapers Published in Oakhurst ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakhurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakhurst, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakhurst.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakhurst:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Grant County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Oakhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Oakhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |