Do you know of Oak Hill ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oak Hill. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Oak Hill.
We found mention of Oak Hill as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Oakland County, Michigan.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1862 and closed in 1877.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Oak Hill ...
We found 96 communities that share the name Oak Hill.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Oak Hill.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 95 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 95 communities, 93 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Manistee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oak Hill [Manistee County].
- Manistee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oak Hill [DeKalb County].
- Etowah County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oak Hill [Etowah County].
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oak Hill [Lauderdale County].
- Talladega County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oak Hill [Talladega County].
- Walker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oak Hill [Walker County].
- Wilcox County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oak Hill [Wilcox County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Oak Hill [Los Angeles County].
- Delaware
- Florida
- Duval County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oak Hill [Duval County].
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oak Hill [Hillsborough County].
- Volusia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Oak Hill [Volusia County].
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Hill [Calhoun County].
- Cobb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Hill [Cobb County].
- Douglas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Hill [Douglas County].
- Gilmer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Hill [Gilmer County].
- Newton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Hill [Newton County].
- Paulding County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oak Hill [Paulding County].
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oak Hill [Peoria County].
- Indiana
- Gibson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Oak Hill [Gibson County].
- Kansas
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oak Hill [Clay County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oak Hill [Daviess County].
- Hopkins County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oak Hill [Hopkins County].
- Morgan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oak Hill [Morgan County].
- Pulaski County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oak Hill [Pulaski County].
- Whitley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oak Hill [Whitley County].
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oak Hill [Bossier Parish].
- De Soto Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oak Hill [De Soto Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oak Hill [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Oak Hill [Androscoggin County].
- Cumberland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Oak Hill [Cumberland County].
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Oak Hill [Hancock County].
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Oak Hill [Lincoln County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Oak Hill [Baltimore County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Oak Hill [Worcester County].
- Mississippi
- Pontotoc County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Oak Hill [Pontotoc County].
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oak Hill [Crawford County].
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oak Hill [Saint Louis County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Oak Hill.
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Hill [Burke County].
- Caldwell County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Hill [Caldwell County].
- Granville County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Hill [Granville County].
- Henderson County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Hill [Henderson County].
- Macon County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Hill [Macon County].
- Scotland County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oak Hill [Scotland County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Oak Hill.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Oak Hill [McCurtain County].
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oak Hill [Allegheny County].
- Clearfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oak Hill [Clearfield County].
- Lackawanna County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oak Hill [Lackawanna County].
- Lancaster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oak Hill [Lancaster County].
- Venango County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oak Hill [Venango County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Oak Hill [Aiken County].
- Berkeley County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Oak Hill [Berkeley County].
- Georgetown County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Oak Hill [Georgetown County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Carter County].
- Cocke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Cocke County].
- Cumberland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Cumberland County].
- Davidson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Davidson County].
- Henry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Henry County].
- Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Lawrence County].
- Marshall County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Marshall County].
- Morgan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Morgan County].
- Overton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Overton County].
- Pickett County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Pickett County].
- Roane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Roane County].
- Rutherford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Rutherford County].
- Sullivan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Sullivan County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oak Hill [Washington County].
- Texas
- Hood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oak Hill [Hood County].
- Jasper County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oak Hill [Jasper County].
- Johnson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oak Hill [Johnson County].
- Rusk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oak Hill [Rusk County].
- Travis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oak Hill [Travis County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Oak Hill [Davis County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Albemarle County].
- Augusta County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Augusta County].
- Grayson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Grayson County].
- Henrico County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Henrico County].
- Page County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Page County].
- Pittsylvania County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Pittsylvania County].
- Roanoke City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oak Hill [Roanoke City].
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Oak Hill [Calhoun County].
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Oak Hill [Fayette County].
- Grant County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Oak Hill [Grant County].
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Oak Hill [Jackson County].
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Oak Hill [Jefferson County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oak Hill ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oak Hill:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
More Orphans in Oakland County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oakland County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oak Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |