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 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.
Oakland is located in Freeborn County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.
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:
- Freeborn County (The home county of Oakland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Hollandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <2>
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hayward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Hayward is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <2>
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Clarks Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
- Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <2>
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Albert Lea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
- Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <2>
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Conger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Hayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hayfield is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfield <2>
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
- Dodge Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
- Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <2>
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Kasson is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <2>
- Faribault County
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
- Mapleview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Varco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Brownsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Brownsdale is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <2>
- Rose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <2>
- Lyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <2>
- Waltham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Waltham is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waltham <2>
- Renova ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Sargeant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Rock Dell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Shanty Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Blooming Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <2>
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Steele County
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
- River Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Steele Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Havana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Owatonna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
- Owatonna is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <2>
- Rice Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- New Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- New Richland is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <2>
- Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Plymouth Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Mitchell County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Toeterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toeterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toeterville
- Toeterville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toeterville <2>
- Saint Ansgar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
- Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <2>
- Stacyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Meyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Little Cedar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- McIntire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Lake Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <2>
- Scarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
- Scarville is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <2>
- Worth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Northwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Northwood is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <2>
- Silver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Bolan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
- Kensett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Manly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Manly is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <2>
- Joice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Hanlontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland, see our County-by-County Page for 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 126 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Minnesota
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Minnesota State Archives
- Pages specific to Freeborn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Faribault County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Olmsted County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Steele County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waseca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mitchell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Freeborn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Freeborn County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Oakland Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Lutheran Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Kennevan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennevan Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennevan Family Cemetery
- Moscow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moscow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moscow Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
- Kestner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kestner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kestner Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <4>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <4>
- Hayward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Krikva Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krikva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krikva Cemetery
- London Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the London Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the London Cemetery
- Cedar City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar City Cemetery
- Krikva Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakland had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
- Ramsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hayward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Hayward is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <2>
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Varco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Varco is located in Mower County
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Brownsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Brownsdale is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <2>
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <2>
- Rose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <2>
- Blooming Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <2>
- Lyle
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6739, Longitude: -93.0888 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |