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 Oakvale (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 Oakvale. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Oakvale is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Oakvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakvale:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Oakvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Knorpp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Flucom
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Olympian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Valles Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Festus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mapaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Crystal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herculaneum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Hemker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Hensley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Lonedell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Huff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Catawissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Bonne Terre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Cantwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Esther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rivermines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Leadwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Mattese
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mehlville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Ranken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Sunset Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Allenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Lawrenceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Brickeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Bloomsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sprott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jonca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- New Offenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Weingarten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Tiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Cadet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- French Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mud Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Theabeau Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Old Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Mineral Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Potosi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Irondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Mitchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Fults
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Renault
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Wartburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <1>
- Modoc
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Ruma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Red Bud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellis Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dozaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakvale, see our County-by-County Page for Oakvale.
Cemeteries Near Oakvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakvale.
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 Oakvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Old German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <3>
- McMullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joachim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oakvale had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakvale, with the one closest to Oakvale listed first.
- Knorpp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Flucom
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Plattin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plattin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattin
- Valles Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halifax is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Hematite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Danby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Festus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blackwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Hazel Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- French Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakvale.
Newspapers Published in Oakvale ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakvale, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakvale.
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 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 Oakvale:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |