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 Oakdale (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 Oakdale. 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.

Oakdale is located in Plymouth County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

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

Plymouth County (The home county of Oakdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Wareham
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- East Wareham
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Onset Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Wareham Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Onset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Briarwood Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Weweantic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- West Wareham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Pine Tree Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- White Island Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Cranberry Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Pocasset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Silver Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Sagamore Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- North Falmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Forestdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Sandwich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Hatchville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Long Plain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Acushnet is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Clifford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- East Freetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - East Freetown is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Fairhaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Braleys
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Braleys is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- New Bedford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Bliss Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- North Dartmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
- Apponagansett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- West Chop
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Gosnold
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Tisbury
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Oak Bluffs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Christian Town
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- Cuttyhunk
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
- West Tisbury
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Edgartown
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Chilmark
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Menemsha
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Brookville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Brookville is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Avon is located in Norfolk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Coggeshall
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Warren
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Bliss Corners
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Adamsville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Tiverton Four Corners
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Tiverton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Little Compton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Little Compton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Portsmouth
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth

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

Cemeteries Near Oakdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakdale.

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

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

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

Agawam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRH.801 <1>
St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRH.803 <1>
Centre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRH.802 <1>
Monument Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach Cemetery
Long Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Neck Cemetery
Old Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Landing Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MRN.803 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91386 <2>
Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rochester Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.805 <1>
Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.807 <1>
Monument Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91233 <2>
Gray Gables Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables Cemetery
Monument Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Neck Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.807 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987519 <2>
Old Bourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bourne Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91372 <2>
Continue List (375 more) ...
- Oakland Grove Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Grove Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BOU.802 <1>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91370 <2>
- Central Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.813 <1>

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

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

Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
Onset Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
East Wareham
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
Onset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
South Wareham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
West Wareham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
Tremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tremont is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
Buzzards Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
Monument Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
Bourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Carver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - South Carver is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Pocasset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Cataumet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakdale.

Newspapers Published in Oakdale ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakdale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakdale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakdale:

Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division

Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County

Footnotes ...

<1>	The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net. When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
<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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.