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 Oakdale (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 Oakdale. 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 doctors and 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.
Oakdale is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Oakdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakdale:
- Columbia County (The home county of Oakdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lorenz Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Greenport Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Stottville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mellenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rossman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Hollowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Philmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Martindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Glenco Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- North Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Aquetuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Coeymans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ravena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coeymans Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alcove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Westerlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Selkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Beckers Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Dormansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Medusa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westerlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Feura Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Tivoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Red Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Cruger Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Jackson Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Mount Ross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rhinebeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Millerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Catskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coxsackie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Kiskatom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- South Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Gayhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Round Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nassau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Brainard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Schodack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Greenbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Nassau
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Couse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Hampton Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Luther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Sliters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Hoag Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Bates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Manorkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Quarryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Saugerties
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Ruby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Katrine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Jockey Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Sawkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Taconic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Lakeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wangum Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Amesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- North Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Falls Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- North Egremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Alford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Egremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Egremont Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- South Egremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Mount Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Rockdale Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Great Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Housatonic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Van Deusenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- West Stockbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakdale, see our County-by-County Page for Oakdale.
Cemeteries Near Oakdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakdale.
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 Oakdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Hudson City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swartwout Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Athens Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buckley's Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catskill Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DuBois Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Limestreet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Oakdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenport Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Claverack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stottville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Athens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Humphreysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Humphreysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreysville
- Columbiaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Hollowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mellenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rossman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Linlithgo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linlithgo is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linlithgo
- Burden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakdale.
Newspapers Published in Oakdale ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakdale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakdale.
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 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 Oakdale:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire 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 Oakdale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |