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 (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. 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 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 is located in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Oakland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Oakland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Coral Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- District Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Capitol Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walker Mill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Mill
- Suitland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairmount Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Seat Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Pepper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Auth Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Marlow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Pindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Davidsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Harwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Lothian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Maryland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Tracys Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Beechfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Oaklee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Halethorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arbutus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Catonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Baltimore Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Chaney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Dunkirk Town Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Apple Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Owings Town Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunderland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Mattawoman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Bennsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Bryans Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Hampton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Leishear Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scaggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hammond Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Glenshire Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Aladdin Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Takoma Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Silver Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Chevy Chase Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Martin's Additions
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Brookmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Burnt Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Spring Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Arlington Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Brandon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Belle Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Burgundy Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Penn Daw Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Fort Hunt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Groveton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baileys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Lincolnia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Franconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Falls Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Countryside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dale City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Yorkshire Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Chamberlain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland.
Cemeteries Near Oakland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Washington National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Epiphany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <2>
- Ridgley - Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- National Harmony Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Oakland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Suitland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seat Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Camp Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightseat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Bladensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Landover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Mitchellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland.
Newspapers Published in Oakland ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oakland:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William 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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |