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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 Oakland Heights (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 Oakland Heights. 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 Oakland Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Oakland Heights: Oakland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oakland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland Heights.

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.

Oakland Heights is located in Worcester 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 Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).

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

  • Worcester County     (The home county of Oakland Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Quinsigamond Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
    • Worcester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Worcester is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
    • Millbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Millbury is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
    • North Grafton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • North Grafton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • West Millbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • West Millbury is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
    • Auburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
    • Cherry Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Grafton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Grafton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
    • Sutton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sutton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
    • Saundersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saundersville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
    • West Auburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • North Attleboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
    • Attleborough City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
  • Franklin County
    • Smiths ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Smiths is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
  • Hampden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Holland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Holland is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • Brimfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • West Brimfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
    • Wales
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wales is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
    • Tenneyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
    • Monson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Monson is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Palmer is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
    • Thorndike
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
    • South Factory Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Three Rivers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • State Line
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • State Line is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Ware
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ware is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
    • Bondsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Hayden Row
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
    • Hopkinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Marlborough Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
    • Marlborough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
    • Metcalf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • East Holliston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
    • Framingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
    • Holliston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Holliston is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
    • Lower Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Bellingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
    • Medway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Medway is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
    • Millis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Millis is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Acorn Terrace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
    • Medfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Medfield is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
    • Norfolk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
    • Sheldonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
    • Dover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dover is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
    • Wrentham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
  • Tolland County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Staffordville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • State Line
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • Windham County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • East Thompson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
    • Fabyan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinebaug
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Grosvenor Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
    • Grosvenor Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • East Woodstock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • West Thompson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
    • South Woodstock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Glendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Slatersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
    • Pascoag
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
    • Whipple
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
    • Branch Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
    • Nasonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
    • Hamlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Union Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Woonsocket
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
    • Burrillville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
    • North Smithfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people

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

Cemeteries Near Oakland Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland Heights.

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 Oakland Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Quinsigamond Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
  • Worcester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Worcester is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • South Worcester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Worcester is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
  • Auburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
  • West Millbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Millbury is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
  • North Grafton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Grafton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Jamesville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Wilkinsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilkinsonville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville
  • Cherry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • West Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Auburn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sutton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sutton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
    • Saundersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saundersville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
    • Fisherville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fisherville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville

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

Newspapers Published in Oakland Heights ...

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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oakland Heights:

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>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>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.

<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 Oakland Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.