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 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 Washington County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).
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:
- Washington 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.
- Center White Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Center Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Fly Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- White Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- North Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Anaquassacook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Crandall Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Battenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- East Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Cohoes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Roessleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Eagle Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buskirk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Johnsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Hoosick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Petersburg Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Valley Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Schaghticoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Schuylerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
- Stillwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Grangerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Northumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Deans Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Ketchums Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Stillwater Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Mechanicville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Saratoga Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Niskayuna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Queensbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- North Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Briggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- New Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Zylonite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Renfrew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Arnoldville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Cheshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Drury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- North Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- South Shaftsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Paper Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Shaftsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Woodford Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Pownal Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Pawlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pawlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Podunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Podunk is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- West Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- West Wardsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Wardsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wardsboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Goose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goose City is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- Whitingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
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.
- West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Josiah Fuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (453 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Eagle Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Center White Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Center Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- South Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
- Hoosick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Fly Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- West Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cambridge
- West Hoosick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
- Hoosick Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- White Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Johnsonville
(6 miles [9.7 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 78 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 15 miles [24.1 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington County
- Rutland County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |