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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 Oakley (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 Oakley. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Oakley is primarily located in Logan County and is the County Seat. A portion of Oakley extends into Gove County and Thomas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Gove, Scott, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace & Wichita.

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Oakley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Monument
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Logan County
    • Page City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
      • Page City is located in Logan County
    • Winona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Russell Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
      • Russell Springs is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Elkader
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Logan County
    • McAllaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
      • McAllaster is located in Logan County
  • Gove County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Grinnell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
      • Grinnell is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Grinnell has also been known as:
      • Grinnette Springs
    • Grainfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Gove City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
      • Gove City is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Gove City has also been known as:
      • Gove
    • Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
      • Park is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Sheridan County
    • Hoxie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
    • Spica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
      • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Menlo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Menlo is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Gem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
      • Gem is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Colby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colby <2>
    • Rexford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Levant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
      • Levant is located in Thomas County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oakley ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakley.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oakley. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oakley and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oakley.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Oakley.

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 helpful 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 Oakley:

Cemeteries Near Oakley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakley.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
  • Zion Norwegian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Norwegian Cemetery
  • Monument Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
  • Grinnell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grinnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grinnell Cemetery
  • Mingo Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mingo Cemetery
  • Summers Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Twp. Cemetery
  • Gaeland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Menlo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menlo Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Grainfield Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grainfield Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakley had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oakley had a population of 2,030 people.

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

  • Spica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
    • Spica is located in Thomas County
  • Monument
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Monument is located in Logan County
  • Grinnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs
  • Mingo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Mingo is located in Thomas County
  • Page City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
    • Page City is located in Logan County
  • Menlo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Seguin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seguin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Seguin is located in Sheridan County
  • Grainfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Colby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colby <2>
  • Gem
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Winona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
  • Russell Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
    • Russell Springs is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Gove City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
      • Gove City is located in Gove County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Gove City has also been known as:
      • Gove
    • Elkader
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Logan County
    • Rexford
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Oakley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakley.

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oakley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1288, Longitude: -100.8537    
<4>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.
<5>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 Oakley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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