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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 (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Oak is located in Nuckolls County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nuckolls County: Jewell (KS), Republic (KS), Clay, Fillmore, Thayer & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak:

  • Nuckolls County     (The home county of Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
    • Angus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
    • Ruskin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <2>
    • Nora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Sedan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
    • Nelson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hardy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Superior
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
    • Edgar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Deweese
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Clay County
    • Saronville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
      • Saronville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <2>
    • Sutton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenvil
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Inland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
    • Shickley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Strang
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <2>
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohiowa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grafton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bixby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
    • Davenport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Deshler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <2>
    • Carleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <2>
    • Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvidere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bruning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <2>
    • Hubbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
      • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
    • Alexandria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
    • Rosemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Webster County
    • Guide Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
      • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <2>
    • Pawnee Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
    • Blue Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
      • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <2>
    • Cowles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Cowles is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Webster County
  • Jewell County (KS)
    • Webber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
      • Webber is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <2>
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
    • Republic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Sherdahl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherdahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Munden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Oak.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oak ...

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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oak. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oak and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oak.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Oak.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

Cemeteries Near Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.

  • Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
  • Nora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nora Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
  • Edgar Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oak had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oak had a population of 61 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.

  • Angus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
  • Nora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Ruskin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <2>
  • Davenport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edgar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cadams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadams
    • Cadams is located in Nuckolls County
  • Carlisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Fillmore County
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County
  • Deshler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
    • Deshler is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <2>
  • Ong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Carleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
    • Carleton is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Deweese
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shickley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2379, Longitude: -97.9036    
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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