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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 Oaknolia (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 Oaknolia. 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/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Oaknolia is located in East Feliciana 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 Feliciana Parish: East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, West Feliciana, Amite (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).

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

  • East Feliciana Parish     (The home parish of Oaknolia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Blairstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Slaughter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
    • Lindsay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Wilson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
    • Norwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Hope Villa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
    • Bullion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Galvez Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
    • Claybank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Hobart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Little Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Prairieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Summerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Galvez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Pride
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Baywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
    • Greenwell Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zachary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
    • Central
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
    • Boganvilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
    • Tristian Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
    • Baker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
    • Brownfields
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
    • Port Hudson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
    • Merrydale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Watson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oldfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Denham Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Walker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
    • Livingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Starns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Holden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Vincent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Hermitage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Glynn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Patin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
    • Rougon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ventress
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jarreau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dupont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Oscar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Grangeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
    • Pine Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Coleman Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Chipola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Greensburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Amite City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Roseland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fluker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tangipahoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Arbroth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
    • Lobdell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
    • Devalls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
    • Port Allen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Erwinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
    • Brusly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • West Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Rogillioville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
    • Wakefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Francisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Bains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
  • Amite County (MS)
    • Gillsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
  • Wilkinson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oaknolia, with the one closest to Oaknolia listed first.
    • Whitaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Centreville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Turnbull
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull

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

Cemeteries Near Oaknolia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oaknolia.

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 Oaknolia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oaknolia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Drehr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mahoney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Irwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rylander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (488 more) ...
    • South Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nesom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Oaknolia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oaknolia.

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

  • Blairstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
  • Olive Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
  • Slaughter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Grangeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Ethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kents Store ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Zachary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
  • Oldfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
  • Bells Store ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lindsay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Baker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
    • Pine Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Oaknolia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oaknolia.

Newspapers Published in Oaknolia ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oaknolia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oaknolia, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oaknolia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oaknolia:

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 Oaknolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oaknolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.