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 Oakland Heights (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 Oakland Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Oakland Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oakland Heights: Oakland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oakland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Oakland Heights is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Oakland Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland Heights:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Oakland Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- White Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
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- Pastoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rob Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Pinebergen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Tucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Arkansas County
- Humphrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Staves
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Toledo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Center Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Grapevine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ico ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Turin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Prattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Star City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- England
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Cobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Allport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Hensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Landmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- College Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mabelvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- East End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Bauxite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland Heights.
Cemeteries Near Oakland Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland Heights.
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 Oakland Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakland Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Musgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McFadden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Oakland Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Samples
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Samples is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Double Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Junet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Kearney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Faith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Faith is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Wilkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Ebb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakland Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland Heights.
Newspapers Published in Oakland Heights ...
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 Oakland Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland Heights, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oakland Heights:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Pulaski County
- Saline 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> | 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 Oakland Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |