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 Oakland Acres (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 Acres. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 Acres is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Oakland Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland Acres:
- Caroline County (The home county of Oakland Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Maple Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Thomas Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Gibson Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Cecilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- John Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Waddells Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Finchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Hurlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- East New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Brookview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Rhodesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Algonquin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cliffs City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Millington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chestertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Lambson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Massey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Queen Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sudlersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Harper ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Newcomb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sandtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Marydel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Willow Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Felton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Hartly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Vandyke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Briar Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Lincoln Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ellendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland Acres.
Cemeteries Near Oakland Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland Acres.
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 Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakland Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Ridgely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jarrell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Goldsboro.
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church 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 Oakland Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland Acres, with the one closest to Oakland Acres listed first.
- Ridgely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Queen Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Ingleside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Starr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakland Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland Acres.
Newspapers Published in Oakland Acres ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland Acres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oakland Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakland Acres) 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 Oakland Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |