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 Oakbrook (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 Oakbrook. 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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oakbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish .
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of East Baton Rouge Parish : Ascension , East Feliciana , Iberville , Livingston , Saint Helena , West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana .
Below are the parishes that are near Oakbrook. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakbrook:
East Baton Rouge Parish (The home parish of Oakbrook)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Perkins Village (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village Village Saint George (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George Oak Hills Place (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place Inniswold (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Westminster (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Essen (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen Lynwood Village (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village Old Jefferson (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson Burtville ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville Gardere (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere Shenandoah (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Woodshire Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village Ascension Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Bullion (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Bullion is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion Hope Villa (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa Oak Grove (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Prairieville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Hobart (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Hobart is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Little Prairie (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie Dutch Town (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town Southwood (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Southwood is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Galvez Town (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town Cornerview (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview Duplessis (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Galvez (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Galvez is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Assumption Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Belle Terre (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre Burbank ‑ Historic(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Burbank is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Belle Alliance (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance Belle Rose (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Bruly Saint Martin (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin Freetown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Freetown is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Lula (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Lula is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula Monty (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Monty is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty Brulie Maurin (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Brulie Maurin is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brulie Maurin Kessler (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Kessler is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler Star (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Star is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Grand Bayou (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou East Feliciana Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Slaughter (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Lindsay (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Bells Store ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store Blairstown (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown Ethel (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Iberville Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Iberville (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Iberville is located in Iberville Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville Sunshine (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Saint Gabriel (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Morrisonville ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville Carville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Plaquemine (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Bayou Goula (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
White Castle (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Indian Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village Grosse Tete (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Rosedale (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Maringouin (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Livingston Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Denham Springs (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
Former names for Denham Springs:
Amite Springs Hill's Springs Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
Port Vincent (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
Walker (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Walker is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
Watson (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
French Settlement (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Livingston (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Oldfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield Maurepas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Holden (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Clio (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Clio is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio Starns (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Starns is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns Killian (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Killian is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
Pointe Coupee Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Rougon (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Glynn (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Hermitage (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Lakeland (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Jarreau (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Oscar (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Ventress (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Patin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin Dupont (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Saint Helena Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Grangeville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville Pine Grove (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Saint James Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Free Town (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Free Town is located in Saint James Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town Burton Lane (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Burton Lane is located in Saint James Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lane Chatman Town (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town Uncle Sam (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Convent (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Hester (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Hester is located in Saint James Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Saint James (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
West Baton Rouge Parish
The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Port Allen (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Brusly (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
Addis (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
Lobdell (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell Wilbert ‑ Historic(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert Carey (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Devalls (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls Arbroth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth Erwinville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakbrook, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Oakbrook .
Cemeteries Near Oakbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakbrook.
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 Oakbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Kleinpeter Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
St. George Catholic Church Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Resthaven Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Laboring Society Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Harelson Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Cann Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Woodlawn Baptist Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Bible Students Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Greenoaks Memorial Park (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoaks Memorial Park To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenoaks Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge . The Greenoaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
Green Oaks Memorial Park Greenoaks Memorial Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67665 <2>
Richards Gardens of Memory Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Knox Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Mt. Carmel Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Continue List (236 more) ...
Hillman Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
O'Neal Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Lutheran Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
Gardere (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere Sunshine (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hopeville ‑ Historic(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville Baton Rouge (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Saint Gabriel (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Dutch Town (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town Port Allen (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Brusly Landing (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing Southwood (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Southwood is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Denham Springs (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
Former names for Denham Springs:
Amite Springs Hill's Springs Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <1>
Plaquemine (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Galvez (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Galvez is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Continue List (13 more) ...
Bayou Goula (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Hohen Solms (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms Geismar (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakbrook .
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakbrook:
Websites specific to Louisiana Pages specific to East Baton Rouge Parish Genealogy information for nearby parishes
Ascension Parish Assumption Parish East Feliciana Parish Iberville Parish Livingston Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Saint Helena Parish Saint James Parish West Baton Rouge Parish Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.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. 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 . 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 Oakbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.