Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oakdale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oakdale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oakdale is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Oakdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakdale:
- Athens County (The home county of Oakdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Hartleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trimble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Greens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Bessemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Chauncey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Nelsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Sand Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Wrightstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Westland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Chesterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Todds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Cannelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Blue Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Museville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Buckeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Philo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Zanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Dungannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Congo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rendville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Ludington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- New Straitsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Oreton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Luke Chute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Decaturville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Beverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakdale, see our County-by-County Page for Oakdale.
Cemeteries Near Oakdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakdale.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oakdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glouster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lefever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conn Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murray City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (711 more) ...
- Taylor Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuart 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oakdale had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Hollister
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollister is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Glouster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Derthick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derthick is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derthick
- Trimble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bishopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Burr Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hamburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Drakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakdale.
Newspapers Published in Oakdale ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakdale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oakdale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Wood 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 Oakdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |