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 Red Oak (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 Red Oak. 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 Red Oak ...
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.
Another variation: Redoak.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Oak. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Oak.
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 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.
Red Oak is located in Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Red Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Oak:
- Heard County (The home county of Red Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Yates Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Ephesus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Tyus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bowdon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Sargent
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Hannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Budapest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Tabernacle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Meriwether County
- Lone Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brays Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Asta Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Hogansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Rockwell Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Doublehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Abanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Milltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Cragford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Motley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Haynes Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Lineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Ranburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Muscadine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Heflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Abel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Sewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rock Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Tallapoosa County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Truett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Red Oak.
Cemeteries Near Red Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Oak.
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 Red Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Red Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zachry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Noles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridley - Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Red Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Frolona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Waldrep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Rockalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Sewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Potash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potash is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Wehadkee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Texas is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Joel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Oak.
Newspapers Published in Red Oak ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Oak, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Oak.
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 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 Red Oak:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Haralson County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa 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 Red Oak, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |