Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oakdale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oakdale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Oakdale is located in Shelby County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Oakdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakdale:
- Shelby County (The home county of Oakdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Kendall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Emden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lakenan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Shelbina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Lentner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hedge City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Novelty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Knox City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Edina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Argola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Maywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Lewistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Court Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Weber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Sellers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- La Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Anabel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sue City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Excello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Nelsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dodge City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hannibal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- North Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Monroe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Florida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncans Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Holliday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- The Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Rensselaer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Greenlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Marblehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakdale, see our County-by-County Page for Oakdale.
Cemeteries Near Oakdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakdale.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oakdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hiles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- How Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakdale had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Kendall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Emden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Lakenan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Shelbina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Lentner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Clapper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakdale.
Newspapers Published in Oakdale ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oakdale:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Ralls County
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |