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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Oakland is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, 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:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Oakland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Dayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kettering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gem City Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Northridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Moraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Fort McKinley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Drexel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- South Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Jacksonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Taylor Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Christiansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Holiday Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Limestone City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- North Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Shawnee Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- New Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Abbottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Fayette County
- Octa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Beavercreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Bellbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Wilberforce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Madison County
- South Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kessler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Alcony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- West Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Casstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laura
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Ingomar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gratis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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.
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Harveysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greentree Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hageman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Williams County
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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.
- University of Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harshman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40161 <2>
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown Cemetery
- The Beavertown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Ewry Cemetery
- Stutsman Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Haverstick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstick Cemetery
- The Haverstick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harshman Cemetery
- Koogler Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
- Aley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find 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.
- Dayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- West Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Sulphur Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Ellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Spanker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Little York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
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 70 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 13 miles [20.9 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 helpful 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
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |