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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Oakhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Hill is located in Pulaski County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Oak Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Science Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Faubush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Ansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Dabney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Sano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Pellyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Eunice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Ella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Neatsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Craycraft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Dunbar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Purdy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Mintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Bethelridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Gilpin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Teddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Honey Acre
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Cantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Phil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Rubert Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- East Bernstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Waynesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Broughtentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- South Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- New Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Ottenheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Mount Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Turkeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Halls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Hansford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Brodhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Lula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Russell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Esto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Frazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parmleysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Shearer Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stiggall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hislope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- John Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hallars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (588 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Elihu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Bronston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Frazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Science Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pointer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
- Burnetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnetta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hill.
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 Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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- Oak Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Oak Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |