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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 Oakville (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 Oakville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Oakville is located in Suffolk County.

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

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Oakville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
    • East Quogue
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quogue
      • East Quogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Quogue <2>
    • Quioque
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quioque
      • Quioque is located in Suffolk County
    • Quogue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
      • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <2>
    • Flanders
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <2>
    • Pine Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
      • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
    • Riverside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Suffolk County
    • Westhampton Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
      • Westhampton Beach is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach <2>
    • Westhampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton Bays
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Northampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
      • Northampton is located in Suffolk County
    • Riverhead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquebogue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Westbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
    • Stony Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Guilford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Pine Orchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Short Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)

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

Newspapers Published in Oakville ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakville.

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 Oakville:

Cemeteries Near Oakville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakville.

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 Oakville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Good Grond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Riverhead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverhead Cemetery
  • Eastport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastport Cemetery
  • Tuthill Burial Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuthill Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuthill Burial Ground
  • Jamesport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamesport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamesport Cemetery
  • Aquebogue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aquebogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aquebogue Cemetery
  • Northville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
  • Sound Ave. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sound Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sound Ave. Cemetery
  • Shinnecock Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell 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>

While we didn't find Oakville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakville.

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

  • East Quogue
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quogue
    • East Quogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Quogue <2>
  • Quogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
    • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <2>
  • Westhampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flanders
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <2>
  • Riverhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Speonk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speonk
    • Speonk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speonk <2>
  • Aquebogue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eastport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
    • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
  • Jamesport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shinnecock Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
    • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
  • Calverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Moriches
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mattituck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Baiting Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
      • Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <2>
    • Center Moriches
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Oakville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakville.

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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' (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- Oakville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8590, Longitude: -72.6095       In this case, the coordinates for Oakville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oakville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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