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 Oak Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 Point: Oak Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Point.
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 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.
Oak Point is located in Oconee County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oconee County: Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oglethorpe & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Point:
- Oconee County (The home county of Oak Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Marshall Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spartan Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Overlook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- North High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Eastville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Statham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Chamberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Jefferson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Cleveland Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- Bowman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- Cromers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Union Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Daniel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Nicholson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Pendergrass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braselton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoschton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Planter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Bostwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Hub Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Newborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maxeys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Veribest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Putnam County
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Carters Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Nicholasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Social Circle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Jersey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Split Silk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Point, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Point.
Cemeteries Near Oak Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Veal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Hardigree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bearden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Oak Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Point, with the one closest to Oak Point listed first.
- Watkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Winterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Maxeys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eastville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bostwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Point.
Newspapers Published in Oak Point ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Point, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oak Point:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Taliaferro County
- Walton County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Oak Point, 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- Oak Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |