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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Oakhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
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 ...
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 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 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 Hill is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill:
- Burke County (The home county of Oak Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Glen Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Parkhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Linville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Drexel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Yellow Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Brindletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Linville Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pineola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Grandfather
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Plumtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Adako
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Pinehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Collettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cajah's Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Sawmills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Lenoir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Rufus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Advent Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Cooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Long View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Meadow Brook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Mountain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Viewmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Banoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Propst Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- North Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Plateau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Rhoney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Olive Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Casar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Knob Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Delight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Toluca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Belwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Polkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- New House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Fallston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- West Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Vein Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Little Switzerland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Greenlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Altapass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Thermal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sunshine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Washburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Bostic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Foscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bamboo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Valle Crucis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkes County
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Hamrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Newdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Double Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Advent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Houck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Glen Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Worry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Perkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Drexel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 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 Oak Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oak Hill) 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 Oak Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |