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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Oak is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak:
- Monroe County (The home county of Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Laings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Benwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Mount Carrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Beallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Woodsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Captina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Powhatan Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Vadis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Jacobsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Anvil
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Glencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shadyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Quaker City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Salesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Senecaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Harrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- New Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Yorkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Harriettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Whigville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mud Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Kennonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Sarahsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- South Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Matamoras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Ward ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Dalzell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Deucher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Gasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Wade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Macksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- McCracken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Aleppo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- New Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Higbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Nettle Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Ashtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Washington County (PA)
- Beham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Doddridge County (WV)
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Marion County (WV)
- Rymer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rosbys Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Adaline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moundsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bannen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Loudenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Echo Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Triadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Point Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- DeLong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adlai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Paden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sistersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Adonis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Friendly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Middlebourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Childs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Bebee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Barker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Anthem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Oak.
Cemeteries Near Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McIntire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapel Hill United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapel Hill United Methodist Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Woodsfield.
- The Chapel Hill United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344145 <2>
- Hartline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kraft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rutter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pontius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fuchs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zesiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (641 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sykes Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Clarington.
- The Sykes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sykes Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43687 <2>
- Zion Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oak had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Round Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Cameron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cameron is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Laings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Goodwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Altitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Benwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Mount Carrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Dairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dairy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
- Hannibal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannibal is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Duffy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak.
Newspapers Published in Oak ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak.
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 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 Oak:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Doddridge County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |