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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge.
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 Ridge is located in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Ridge:
- Clayton County (The home county of Oak Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Rex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkshire Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Dartmouth Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Oak Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Fincherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Nelsons Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Ivey Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Gordon Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Vinings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mableton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Furniture City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Austell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Clarkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Senoia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haralson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- East Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Gresham Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Pinehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Panthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Klondike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- East Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Glenwood Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Belvedere Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Pine Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Stonecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Avondale Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lithia Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Springwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Blakely Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Franklin Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Harp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keyland Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Woolsey Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Doral Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Blair Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Plunket Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Hapeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- College Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Club
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- East Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort McPherson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Mountain Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Norris Lake Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Stonemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Twin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Danbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Lilburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Elmside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Norcross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Snellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Highland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Salem Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Essex Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Dixie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Pike County
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Conyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Sunny Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Experiment
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- East Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Youth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Oak Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noahs Ark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Stockbridge.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154079 <2>
- Branan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Forest Park City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Oak Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Rex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fay is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Constitution
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Flippen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flippen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippen
- Knob ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knob is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Panola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hapeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Oak Ridge ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Ridge.
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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton 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> | 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> | 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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |