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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 Oaklawn (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 Oaklawn. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Oaklawn is located in Brooks County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brooks County: Jefferson (FL), Madison (FL), Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes & Thomas.

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

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Oaklawn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Barwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fodie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Quitman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Empress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
    • Barney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moultrie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Ellenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Funston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Norman Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <1>
    • Hartsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Cecil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Adel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Cairo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Spence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Hahira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Barko Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Remerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Clyattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • Mitchell County
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Boston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pavo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Newark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Coolidge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Thomasville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dewey City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Ochlocknee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
    • Hansell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
    • Lloyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Iamonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Pinetta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Oaklawn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oaklawn.

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

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

  • Ozell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamm City Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Barwick City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robinson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summerhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boston City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMurray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMurray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMurray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Patten
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Morven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chastain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chastain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
  • Metcalf
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
  • Ousley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
  • Nankin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ochlocknee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Moultrie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Oaklawn ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oaklawn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oaklawn, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oaklawn.

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 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 Oaklawn:

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

The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 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.
<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 Oaklawn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oaklawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oaklawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8494, Longitude: -83.7377       In this case, the coordinates for Oaklawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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