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 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 hospitals 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 Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
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:
- Jackson County (The home county of Oakland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Coalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Petrea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Wellston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
- Banner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Rempel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
- Rio Grande
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <2>
- Patriot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot
- Patriot is located in Gallia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patriot <2>
- Rodney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Kerr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Kyger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomingville
- South Bloomingville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bloomingville <2>
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Laurelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <2>
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Gibisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Point Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Langsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Greggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Zahn's Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Bristol Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Waverly City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Shyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Peck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Piketon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
- Piketon is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <2>
- Sargents
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Schooley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Massieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Chillicothe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <2>
- Riton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Summithill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summithill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- North Fork Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Nipgen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Adelphi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Adelphi is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <2>
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Harrison Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- South Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
- South Webster is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <2>
- Scioto Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Lucasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Lucasville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <2>
- Slocum
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sciotodale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Sciotoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sciotoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Wheelersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Wheelersburg is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheelersburg <2>
- New Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Rosemount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Arion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Hamden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <2>
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- McArthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <2>
- Wilkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Zaleski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <2>
- Vales Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- South Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
- South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <2>
- South Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland, see our County-by-County Page for 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 82 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oakland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hocking County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ross County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scioto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greenup County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Athens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Glassburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glassburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glassburn Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landrum Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCune Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Rock Cemetery
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- Mathers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathers Cemetery
- Limerick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limerick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limerick Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
- Mountain Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (729 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
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>
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.
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Leo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Coalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Linn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Grahamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Grahamsville is located in Jackson County
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ironton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton Junction
- Ironton Junction is located in Jackson County
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- Byer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cars Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Robbins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byer
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0842, Longitude: -82.7129 In this case, the coordinates for Oakland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |