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 and doctors 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 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 Oakdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakdale:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Oakdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Bowleys Quarters
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Biscayne Bay Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Middle River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wampler Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- Bird River Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marine Oak Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Harewood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Hartland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Rossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Arundel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Pumphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Stoneybrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Green Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Linthicum Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Glen Burnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Anthonyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charles Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Hampden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Henryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Berrywood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Lakeview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Sandyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Piney Ridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sykesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Frenchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Port Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Principio Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Earleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- John Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Conowingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joppatowne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Edgewater Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Van Bibber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Lynchs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Wimbledon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Belcamp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Elkridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Marydell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Aladdin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Saint Johns Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Font Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Village of Dorseys Search
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Edesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Betterton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Still Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Morganec Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Chestertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Mile Tree Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- West Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stevensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crumpton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Bryansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Draco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Susquehanna Trails
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
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.
- Holly Hill Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gardens of Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rosedale.
- The Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Israel of Baltimore Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Anshe Veshear Congregation Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Congregation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887055 <2>
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pussville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Middle River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bengies
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bengies is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengies
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- White Marsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Rossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Stemmers Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Golden Ring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Perry Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Gunpowder
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Necker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
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 7 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 5 miles [8 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oakdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |