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 Oakbrook (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 Oakbrook. 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 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.
Oakbrook is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Oakbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakbrook:
- Rockland County (The home county of Oakbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Bardonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
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- Germonds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
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- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County
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- Nanuet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Cottage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
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- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New City is located in Rockland County
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- New Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- West Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Central Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Riverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Concourse Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Locust Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
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- Beacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
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- Fishkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
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- Wiccopee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
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- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
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- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Greenpoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- New York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
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- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
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- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Sands Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Port Washington North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Baxter Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Great Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
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- Glen Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
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- Great Neck Plaza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Hell's Kitchen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in New York County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harriman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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- Walton Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
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- Highland Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Continental Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
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- Adams Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Brewster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Astoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beechhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
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- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elmhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
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- Bayside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douglaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Archville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County
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- Scarborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ossining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pocantico Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbs Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ardsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Banksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Belle Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cos Cob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Riverbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- High Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Old Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- North Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Mahwah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- River Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Saint Josephs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ackermans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ridgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Campgaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Wyckoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Radburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Warren Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Meadow Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Nutley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Brookdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Upper Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- North Bergen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Guttenberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Kearny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Hoboken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Bergen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Jersey City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Newfoundland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Montville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Taylortown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Lyonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Boonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Powerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Hanover Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Troy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- East Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Hibernia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lake Telemark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Denville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Paterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Haskell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Preakness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Passaic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Athenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Borough of Woodland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- West Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Singac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- The Village at Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delawanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Highland Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Vernon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Hardistonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Mahola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahola
- Union County (NJ)
- Hillside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Oakbrook.
Cemeteries Near Oakbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakbrook.
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 Oakbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- High View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Moor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nyack Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pascack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (519 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Airmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Oakbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakbrook, with the one closest to Oakbrook listed first.
- Nanuet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bardonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Germonds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
- Valley Cottage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
- New Hampstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampstead
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Monsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blauvelt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
- Congers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Tallman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakbrook.
Newspapers Published in Oakbrook ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakbrook, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakbrook.
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 Oakbrook:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Union 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> | 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> | 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 Oakbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oakbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |