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 Oakland Heights (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 Oakland Heights. 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 Oakland Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oakland Heights: Oakland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oakland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland Heights .
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 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.
Oakland Heights is located in Davie 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 Davie County : Davidson , Forsyth , Iredell , Rowan & Yadkin .
Below are the counties that are near Oakland Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland Heights:
Davie County (The home county of Oakland Heights)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Calahaln (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Calahaln is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln Mocksville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Cooleemee (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Ephesus (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Ephesus is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Pino (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Pino is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Advance (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Bermuda Run (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Clinton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Clinton is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Alexander County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Stony Point (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Stony Point is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Hiddenite (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Rocky Springs (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Fairview Park (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Fairview Park is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park Midway (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Midway is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Vashti (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Vashti is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti Isenhour Park (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park Millersville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Millersville is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville Taylorsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Liledoun (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Liledoun is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun Taylorsville Beach (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach Cabarrus County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Fisher Town (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town Tulin ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Tulin was located in Cabarrus County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin Catawba County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Long Island (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Long Island is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Monbo (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Monbo is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo Sunrise Beach (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Catawba (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Sherrills Ford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Catfish (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Catfish is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Lake Norman of Catawba (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Terrell (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Murrays Hill (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill Bandy (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Bandy is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Oxford Park (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Oxford Park is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park Claremont (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Drums Crossroads (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads Davidson County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Tyro (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Tyro is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Reedy Creek (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Currytown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Currytown is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown Arcadia (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Arcadia is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Sapona (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Sapona is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona Lakeview (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Lakeview is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Linwood (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Lexington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Welcome (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Jefferson Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village Midway (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Midway is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
Cotton Grove (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove Gum Tree (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Gum Tree is located in Davidson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree Forsyth County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Muddy Creek (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Clemmons (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Cinnamon Ridge (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge Eaglewood (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood Grapewood (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Grapewood is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood Lewisville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Cutters Creek (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek Robin Hood Trace (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace Robinhood Forest (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest Vienna Forest (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest Vienna (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Vienna is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Hunters Trace (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace River Ridge Run (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run Iredell County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Cool Springs (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Cool Springs is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Harmony (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Turnersburg (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Turnersburg is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg Houstonville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Houstonville is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville Olin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Olin is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin Belmont (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Belmont is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Union Grove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Statesville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
New Hope ‑ Historic(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
New Hope was located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Barium Springs (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Barium Springs is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs Ostwalt (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Ostwalt is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt Troutman (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Love Valley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Mecklenburg County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Davidson (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
River View ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
River View was located in Mecklenburg County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Rowan County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Pittsburg (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Pittsburg is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Needmore (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Needmore is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Mount Vernon (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon Woodleaf (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Cleveland (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Barber (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Barber is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Bear Poplar (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar Mount Ulla (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Franklin (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Franklin is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Mocksville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Mocksville is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville Mill Bridge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge Watson Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Watson Village is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village Ellis Crossroads (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads Surry County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Rockford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Rockford is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Elkin (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Elkin Valley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Elkin Valley is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley Rusk ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Rusk was located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Shoals (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Shoals is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Siloam (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Siloam is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Boyden ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Boyden was located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Stony Knoll (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Stony Knoll is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Fairview (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Fairview is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Copeland (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Copeland is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Mulberry (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Mulberry is located in Surry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry State Road (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Wilkes County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
New Castle ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
New Castle was located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Zimmerman ‑ Historic(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Zimmerman was located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Clingman (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Clingman is located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman Brier Creek ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Brier Creek was located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek Pleasant Hill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Ronda (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Roaring River (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Roaring River is located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River Fletcher ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Fletcher was located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Henderson ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Henderson was located in Wilkes County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Moravian Falls (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Yadkin County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Courtney (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Courtney is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Footville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Footville is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville Wyo (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Wyo is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo Hamptonville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Windsors Crossroads (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads Branon (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Branon is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon Yadkinville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Huntsville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Huntsville is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Marler (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Marler is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler Cycle (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Cycle is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle Rena (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Rena is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena Forbush (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Forbush is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Nebo (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Nebo is located in Yadkin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland Heights .
Cemeteries Near Oakland Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland Heights.
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 Oakland Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakland Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Union Chapel UMC Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Joppa Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Rose Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> Statesville . The Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
Gay's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190024 <2>
Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> Harmony . The Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990084 <2>
Sandy Springs Cemetery (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
St. Andrews Episcopal Church (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Cedar Creek Cemetery (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Chinquapin Cemetery (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Continue List (186 more) ...
Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Farmington Cemeteries (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Courtney Cemetery (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Oakland Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland Heights, with the one closest to Oakland Heights listed first.
Calahaln (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Calahaln is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln Cool Springs (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Cool Springs is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Harmony (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Turnersburg (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Turnersburg is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg Mocksville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Mount Vernon (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon Cana (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Cana is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana Houstonville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Houstonville is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville Williamsburg (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Williamsburg is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Ephesus (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Ephesus is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Olin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Olin is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin Woodleaf (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (18 more) ...
Pino (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Pino is also located in Davie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Eagle Mills (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills Snow Creek ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Snow Creek was located in Iredell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakland Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland Heights .
Newspapers Published in Oakland Heights ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Oakland Heights.
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 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 Oakland Heights:
Websites specific to North Carolina Pages specific to Davie County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Alexander County Cabarrus County Catawba County Davidson County Forsyth County Iredell County Mecklenburg County Rowan County Surry County Wilkes County Yadkin County Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oakland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Oakland Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.