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 Oakcrest (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 Oakcrest. 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 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.
Oakcrest is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Oakcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakcrest:
- Clark County (The home county of Oakcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Oakwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Greenlawn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Kenwood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Eagle City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- New Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Powhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mutual
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Mingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Carysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Port William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- New Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Octa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Yatesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Lake Darby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Wilberforce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Trebein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- De Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Zanesfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bellefontaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Summerford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- South Solon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plumwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Gillivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Chuckery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Range
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Alcony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Conover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Casstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Ginghamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kessler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Piqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Deerpark Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Pasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Lockington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Milford Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakcrest, see our County-by-County Page for Oakcrest.
Cemeteries Near Oakcrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakcrest.
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 Oakcrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- New Comer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Raphaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graybill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ferncliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Columbia Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43077 <2>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (518 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Oakcrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakcrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakcrest, with the one closest to Oakcrest listed first.
- Lagonda
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- New Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Beatty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beatty is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Bowlusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Thorps
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Tremont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pitchin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Mad River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Hustead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hustead is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakcrest.
Newspapers Published in Oakcrest ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakcrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakcrest, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakcrest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oakcrest:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Union 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> | 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 Oakcrest, 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- Oakcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |