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 Park (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 Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Park is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Jefferson & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Park:
- Harrison County (The home county of Oak Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Cadiz
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Unionvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Narva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- New Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Blairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cadiz Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Deersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Flushing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafferty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Oco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Kinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Holloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Bannock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- East Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Leesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leavittsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Mechanicstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyncrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Hibbetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Salineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Londonderry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Antrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Middlebourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Winterset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Quaker City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Salesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Easton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Old Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Adena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olszeski Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Dillonvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fernwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Highland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Rayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Valley Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Beallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerusalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Miltonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kennonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- West Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Dennison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uhrichsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Barnhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Tuscarawas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Gnadenhutten
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Roswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Beaver County (PA)
- Comettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Acheson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- Hanlin Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Pattersons Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- West Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Coon Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Beham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Beech Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Dutch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Follansbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hooverson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Weirton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Benwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- McMechen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sherrard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Moundsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Clearview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Wheeling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Triadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Point Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Valley Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Park, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Park.
Cemeteries Near Oak Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cadiz Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Cadiz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- The West Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Cemetery
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Athens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Furbay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crabapple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Oak Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Cadiz
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Unionvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Hurford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hurford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurford
- Rexford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rexford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Flushing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Adena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Kennon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kennon is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennon
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Park.
Newspapers Published in Oak Park ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Park, 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 Oak Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Park:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
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| <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 Oak Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oak Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |