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 The Oaks (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 The Oaks. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
The Oaks is located in Johnston 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 Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near The Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Oaks:
- Johnston County (The home county of The Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Four Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Peacocks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Falcon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Calypso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Faison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Grove Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Barclaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Erwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buies Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Bunnlevel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Rogers Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Murraytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Blackmans Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Spiveys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Vann Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Beaman Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Keener
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Huntley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Rebel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Reynolds Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Kitty Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Salemburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Kennebec
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Emerald Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Shotwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Macks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- McCullers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Fuquay - Varina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Hertford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Raynor Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Grantham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Nahunta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Mar-Mac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Goldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Lucama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for The Oaks.
Cemeteries Near The Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Oaks.
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 The Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strickland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oliver's Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Right Handy Johnson Family Cemetery
- Corinth UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corinth UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Four Oaks.
- The Corinth UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258872 <2>
- William B. Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The William B. Johnson Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William B. Johnson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William B. Johnson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Smithfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520440 <2>
- James H. Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- J.R. Allen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Barham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- David L. Flowers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot - McLamb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Barefoot - McLamb Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot - McLamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot - McLamb Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Benson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2421423 <2>
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 The Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Oaks, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Four Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spilona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blackmans Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Turlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Timothy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Oaks.
Newspapers Published in The Oaks ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Oaks, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Oaks.
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 The Oaks:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Johnston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Nash County
- Sampson County
- Wake County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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- The Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 The Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |