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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 Oak Park Estates (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 Oak Park Estates. 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 Oak Park Estates ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Oak Park Estates: Oak Park Ests.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Park Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Park Estates.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Oak Park Estates is located in Calaveras County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Oak Park Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Estates, with the one closest to Oak Park Estates listed first.
    • San Andreas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Mountain Ranch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Big Bar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Carmen City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
    • Altaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Angels City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Valley Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Angels Camp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Estates, with the one closest to Oak Park Estates listed first.
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sutter Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Volcano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Camanche Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Amador City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
    • Drytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fiddletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Estates, with the one closest to Oak Park Estates listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Estates, with the one closest to Oak Park Estates listed first.
    • Bellota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Clements
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Lockeford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cometa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Victor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Walthal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Estates, with the one closest to Oak Park Estates listed first.
    • Knights Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • East Oakdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
    • Adela
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • Oakdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Estates, with the one closest to Oak Park Estates listed first.
    • Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuttletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Columbia Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Martinez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Rawhide
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Squabbletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sonora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Greenley Oaks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Yosemite Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Oak Park Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Park Estates.

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 Oak Park Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Peoples Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
    • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <2>
  • Altaville Serbian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lode Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Dean Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Milton.
    • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <2>
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Vallecito Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • San Andreas
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mountain Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mokelumne Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rich Gulch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
  • Valley Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Angels Camp
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheep Ranch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Campo Seco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Murphys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Douglas Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rail Road Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glencoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Burson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jenny Lind
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind

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

Newspapers Published in Oak Park Estates ...

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 Oak Park Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Park Estates, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Park Estates.

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 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 Oak Park Estates:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Park Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Oak Park Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.