Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Valley ...
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 Oak Valley: Oak Vly. (or less commonly used: Oak Vally. or Oak Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Valley.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Valley is located in Baltimore County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Oak Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Valley:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Oak Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Shane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
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- Trump
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
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- Stablersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Gorsuch Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- White Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Monkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Arundel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Anthonyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lauraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gwynn Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Roller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Rockbrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lineboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Finksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Winchester Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Mason Dixon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Frederick County
- Sams Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Shawsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Coopstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Upper Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Pylesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Marriottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Ellicott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ilchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Alpha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Saint Johns Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- McSherrystown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Abbottstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Brush Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bonneauville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Chester County (PA)
- Glen Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Colemanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- McSparran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Highville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Creswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Washington Borough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Buck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Conestoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Letort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Rockhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Wiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Tolna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Fawn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rinely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rinely is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Hametown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hametown is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Valley.
Cemeteries Near Oak Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Valley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Harford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heaps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Oak Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
- Shane
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Trump
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shawsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Parkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhorse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Bradenbaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
- Gorsuch Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Blue Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Mount is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mount
- Norrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norrisville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Bentley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bentley Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Monkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Madonna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Valley.
Newspapers Published in Oak Valley ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Valley, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Valley.
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 websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Valley:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |