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 Oakfield (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 Oakfield. 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 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.
Oakfield is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Oakfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakfield:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Oakfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Bristolville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Mesopotamia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Gustavus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Wilhelm Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilhelm Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Corner
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Orwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Wick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Hartsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- New Lyme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Stanhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Roaming Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- West Williamsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- East Trumbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rock Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hunting Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Gates Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Solon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Parkman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Welshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- East Claridon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Montville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- West Bass Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Painesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- North Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Waite Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Mineral Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Perkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Youngstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hazelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Canfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Mahoning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Garrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mantua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Augerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Diamond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Summit County
- Reminderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Espyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Linesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynces Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- New Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Clark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shenango
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- West Middlesex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakfield, see our County-by-County Page for Oakfield.
Cemeteries Near Oakfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakfield.
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 Oakfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- Bowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Bristol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deacon Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sager Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Farmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Mecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Latimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- East Mecca Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maltby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oakfield had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakfield, with the one closest to Oakfield listed first.
- North Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bristol is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Bristolville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spokane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spokane is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Wildare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- West Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecca
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- West Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mesopotamia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- State Road is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Champion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Triumph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triumph is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- Southington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakfield.
Newspapers Published in Oakfield ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakfield, 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 Oakfield.
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 Oakfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Farmington and Bristolville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |