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 Oasis (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 Oasis. 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 and hospitals 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.
Oasis is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Oasis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oasis:
- Fannin County (The home county of Oasis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Chestnut Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Pierceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- McCaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pantertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greens Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Cutcane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Catoosa County
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Santaluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Path
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- East Ellijay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tails Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Rolston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tickanetley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Oakman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Cisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tennga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Eton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Sumac
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Chatsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Carters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Talking Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Canal Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Suches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Ruralvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cohutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Red Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Union Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Parrett Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Varnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crown Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Burger Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hothouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Postell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Culberson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Hiwassee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Grape Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Brasstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Bellefounte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- Howardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- McMinn County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Luskville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Etowah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Mecca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Epperson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Rural Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Copperhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Belltown Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Chanceytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ball Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Archville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Oldfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Servilla is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oasis, see our County-by-County Page for Oasis.
Cemeteries Near Oasis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oasis.
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 Oasis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oasis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Millsaps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cashes Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cooper Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Epworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chastain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Oasis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oasis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oasis, with the one closest to Oasis listed first.
- Pierceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Kyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Santaluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alaculsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alaculsy is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaculsy
- Flat Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Cherry Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Ducktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Sylco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sylco is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Doogan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Doogan is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doogan
- Mountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 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 Oasis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oasis.
Newspapers Published in Oasis ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oasis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oasis, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oasis.
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 Oasis:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Polk 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 Oasis, 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- Oasis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |