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 City (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 City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Oak City is located in Martin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Oak City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak City:
- Martin County (The home county of Oak City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Hassell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gold Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Parmele
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Williamston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Grass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jamesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Beaufort County
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Lewiston Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Roxobel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aulander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Askewville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Powellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Merry Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Coakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hope Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Conetoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leggett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hartsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Hobgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Roseneath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Scotland Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tillery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Earleys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Menola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Ahoskie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- North Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Drake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Eagletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lasker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Potecasi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Congleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Stokes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Falkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Pactolus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ripple City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak City, see our County-by-County Page for Oak City.
Cemeteries Near Oak City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak City.
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 City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Mizell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joyner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Harrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Oak City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak City, with the one closest to Oak City listed first.
- Conoho
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Hassell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Hobgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Parmele
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Norfleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mildred
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Conetoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak City.
Newspapers Published in Oak City ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak City, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak City.
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 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 Oak City:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |