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 Oaklawn (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 Oaklawn. 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/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 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oaklawn is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Oaklawn. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oaklawn:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Oaklawn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Ingleside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grand Gulf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Westside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Myles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Franklin County
- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Cayuga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Learned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Harriston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- Caseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Stout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Barnes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Ashly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tallulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterproof
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oaklawn, see our County-by-County Page for Oaklawn.
Cemeteries Near Oaklawn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oaklawn.
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 Oaklawn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oaklawn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Douglass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnipseed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Oaklawn had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oaklawn, with the one closest to Oaklawn listed first.
- Ingleside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Port Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Gulf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Russum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Russum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
- Hermanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Westside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Humphreys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Yokena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yokena is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Newellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 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 Oaklawn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oaklawn.
Newspapers Published in Oaklawn ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oaklawn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oaklawn, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oaklawn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oaklawn:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Warren County
- Madison Parish
- Tensas 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 Oaklawn, 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 from Point A (ie- Oaklawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |