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 Oak Ridge (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 Oak Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Oak Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Ridge is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Madison (LA), Tensas (LA), Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Oak Ridge. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Ridge:
- Warren County (The home county of Oak Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Haynes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Villanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Newmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Claiborne County
- Rocky Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Copiah County
- Carpenter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Newman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Learned
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Cayuga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Valley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Chotard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Adelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Mannsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Smedes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Rolling Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Satartia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kearney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bentonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anding
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Jonestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Sondheimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Transylvania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Ashly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Barnes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Omega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Oak Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Ridge.
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 Oak Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Neely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hackler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brickhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henry - Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Hart Childress Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crocket Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Oak Ridge had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Villanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Haynes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Blakely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blakely is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
- Katzenmeyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Katzenmeyer is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katzenmeyer
- Newmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Bovina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Oak Ridge ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oak Ridge:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Yazoo County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Oak Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Oak Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |