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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 Oakland (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. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Oakland is located in Marion County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Oakland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Oakland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Price Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bull Shoals
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Shoals
      • Bull Shoals is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bull Shoals <2>
    • Peel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Flippin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
      • Flippin is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flippin <2>
    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodd City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Rea Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Monarch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monarch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
      • Monarch is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monarch
      • From Oakland to Monarch
    • Yellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellville
      • Yellville is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellville <2>
    • Pyatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bruno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bruno
      • From Oakland to Bruno
  • Baxter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Amos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Baxter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <2>
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarkridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
      • Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
    • Cotter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
      • Cotter is located in Baxter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <2>
    • Gassville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Colfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
    • Custer ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Baxter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Custer
      • From Oakland to Custer
    • Gamaliel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamaliel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
      • Gamaliel is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <2>
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Briarcliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
      • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Buffalo City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Diamond City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Diamond City is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <2>
    • Lead Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Lead Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Zinc
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zinc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
      • Zinc is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elixir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
      • Elixir is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elixir
      • From Oakland to Elixir
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Keener ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boone
      • From Oakland to Boone
    • Bergman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
      • Bergman is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <2>
    • Lowry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Everton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
    • Rally Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rally Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
      • Rally Hill is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rally Hill
      • From Oakland to Rally Hill
    • Myrtle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Gepp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gepp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
      • Gepp is located in Fulton County
    • Elizabeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
    • Ott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
      • Ott is located in Fulton County
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Iuka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Izard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Iuka
      • From Oakland to Iuka
    • Dolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
      • Dolph is located in Izard County
  • Searcy County
  • Douglas County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Squires
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
      • Squires is located in Douglas County (MO)
    • Smallett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smallett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
      • Smallett is located in Douglas County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smallett
      • From Oakland to Smallett
    • Rome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gentryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Howell County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Ott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
      • Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ott
      • From Oakland to Ott
    • Caulfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caulfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulfield
      • Caulfield is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caulfield <2>
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Pontiac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
    • Isabella
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <2>
    • Sundown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Theodosia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gainesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenville
      • Hardenville is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardenville <2>
    • Longrun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
      • Thornfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Udall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
      • Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Romance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tecumseh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
    • Noble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
    • Protem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rueter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rueter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
      • Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
    • McClurg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClurg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
      • McClurg is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Cedarcreek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
      • Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Bradleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
      • Bradleyville is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Kissee Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Mills
      • Kissee Mills is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissee Mills <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland.

Cemeteries Near Oakland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland.

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 Oakland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Price Place Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Place Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Promised Land Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Promised Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Promised Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnbull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnbull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newton Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Three Brothers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Brothers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Brothers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amos Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Isabella Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isabella Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isabella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Conley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Upton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oakland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pontiac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
  • Amos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Isabella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Isabella is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <2>
  • Stone ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Marion County
  • Theodosia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Baxter County
  • Peel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Flippin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
    • Flippin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flippin <2>
  • Gassville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Prestonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
    • Prestonia is located in Ozark County (MO)
  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Home
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
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    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodd City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
    • Monarch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monarch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
      • Monarch is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monarch
      • From Oakland to Monarch
    • Buford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
      • Buford is located in Baxter County

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

Newspapers Published in Oakland ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland.

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 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:

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4607, Longitude: -92.5706    









 

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