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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 Oakland (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 Oakland. 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.
Oakland is located in Butler 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 Butler County : Dearborn (IN) , Franklin (IN) , Union (IN) , Hamilton , Montgomery , Preble & Warren .
Below are the counties that are near Oakland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland:
Butler County (The home county of Oakland)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Middletown (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
South Middletown (Less than 2 miles to the south)
South Middletown is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown Poast Town (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Poast Town is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Trenton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Miltonville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Miltonville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville Monroe (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Poast Town Heights (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights Astoria (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Astoria is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria Jacksonburg (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jacksonburg is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
Kyles (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Kyles is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Rockdale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Rockdale is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Woodsdale Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Woodsdale Park is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Park Woodsdale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Woodsdale is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Clermont County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Loveland (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Branch Hill (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Branch Hill is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill Epworth Heights (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights Mulberry (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Mulberry is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Mount Repose (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Mount Repose is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose Day Heights (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Beechwood ‑ Historic(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Beechwood is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Ashdale (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Ashdale is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale Williams Corners (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Williams Corners is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners Craver (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Craver is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver Newtonsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Newtonsville is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
Mount Carmel (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Summerside (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Summerside is located in Clermont County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside Clinton County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Clarksville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
New Burlington (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
New Burlington is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington North Kingman (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
North Kingman is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman Blanchester (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Midland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Midland is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
Wilmington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Westboro (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Westboro is located in Clinton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro Darke County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Gordon (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Gordon is located in Darke County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
Ithaca (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Ithaca is located in Darke County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
Greene County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Bellbrook (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Roxanna (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Roxanna is located in Greene County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna Spring Valley (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Beavercreek (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Trebein (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Xenia (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Fairborn (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Pinewood Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Pinewood Village is located in Greene County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village Hamilton County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Fairfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Highpoint (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Highpoint is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint Springdale (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Forest Park (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Glendale (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Sharonville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Loveland Park (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park Pleasant Run Farm (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm Pleasant Run (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Evendale (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Greenhills (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Woodlawn (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
Lincoln Heights (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
Miami County
Garland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Garland is located in Miami County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Montgomery County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Carlisle (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Germantown (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Oakwood Village (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Miamisburg (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Farmersville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
West Carrollton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Whitfield (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Whitfield is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Centerville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Moraine (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
New Lebanon (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Voyager Village West (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West Frytown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Frytown is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown Drexel (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Drexel is located in Montgomery County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Preble County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
West Elkton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Gratis (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Ingomar (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Ingomar is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar Camden (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
West Alexandria (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Morning Sun (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Morning Sun is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Lake Lakengren (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren Eaton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Corvin ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Corvin is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin College Corner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Lewisburg (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Euphemia (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Euphemia is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia New Hope (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
New Hope is located in Preble County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Shelby County
Riverside (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Warren County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Hunter (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Hunter is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Franklin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Greentree Corners (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Greentree Corners is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners Red Lion (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Red Lion is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion Shadow Lake Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village Springboro (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Hageman (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Hageman is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman Five Points (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Five Points is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Lebanon (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Mason (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Kenricksville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Kenricksville is located in Warren County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville South Lebanon (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Landen (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Williams County
Franklin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Franklin is located in Williams County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Dearborn County (IN)
West Harrison (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Franklin County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Peoria (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Scipio (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Bath (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Bath is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Mount Carmel (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
Rockdale (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale New Trenton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton Cedar Grove (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
Union County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Contreras (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Contreras is located in Union County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras West College Corner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Goodwins Corner (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner Billingsville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Billingsville is located in Union County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville Liberty (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Wayne County (IN)
Boston (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Campbell County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Bellevue (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Dayton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Woodlawn (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
Fort Thomas (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Newport (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Southgate (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Kenton County (KY)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Ludlow (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Bromley (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Bromley is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
Covington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Kenton Hills (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County (KY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland .
Cemeteries Near Oakland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland.
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 Oakland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Woodside Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Middletown Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Catholic Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Lemon Twp. Amanda Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Holy Name Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
St. Johns Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Baptist Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Augspurger Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Elk Creek Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Miltonville Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Monroe Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (540 more) ...
Dick's Creek Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick's Creek Cemetery The Dick's Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
Dick's Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40548 <2>
Grace Memorial Gardens (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Memorial Gardens The Grace Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
Grace Baptist Church Cemetery Grace Memorial Garden Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405168 <2>
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Oakland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Middletown (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Excello (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Excello is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excello Poast Town (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Poast Town is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Trenton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Lemon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Lemon is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Blue Ball (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Blue Ball is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Miltonville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Miltonville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville Le Sourdsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Le Sourdsville is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sourdsville Monroe (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Busenbark (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Busenbark is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenbark Woodsdale Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Woodsdale Park is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Park Woodsdale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Woodsdale is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Continue List (13 more) ...
Rockdale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Rockdale is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Kyles (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Kyles is located in Butler County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Franklin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland .
Newspapers Published in Oakland ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Oakland.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oakland:
Websites specific to Ohio Pages specific to Butler County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Clermont County Clinton County Darke County Greene County Hamilton County Miami County Montgomery County Preble County Shelby County Warren County Williams County Dearborn County Franklin County Union County Wayne County Campbell County Kenton County Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Butler County: https://bcohio.gov/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Oakland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.