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Nearest Communities to Oakman,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Oakman, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Oakman:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Oakman.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Oakman is located in Pontotoc County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pontotoc County: Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pottawatomie & Seminole.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 102 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oakman. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Pontotoc County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Oakman (which is Pontotoc County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Oakman

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pontotoc County   (where Oakman resides)
    • County Seat for Pontotoc:   Ada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakman.
      • Hird
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hird is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hird
      • Francis
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Byng
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Homer
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Happyland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Happyland is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happyland
      • Ada
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrola
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Tyrola is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrola
      • Ahloso
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Steedman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Steedman is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
      • Latta
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Latta is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
      • Union Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Union Hill is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Valley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Union Valley is located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
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        • Bebee
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Pickett
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Pickett is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
        • Leader
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Leader is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
        • Allen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jaydee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Jaydee is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaydee
        • Center
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Center is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Frisco
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Frisco is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
        • Lawrence
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lawrence is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
        • Oil Center
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Coil
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Coil is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil
        • Lula
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Stonewall
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Maxwell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Maxwell is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
        • Fitzhugh
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Gaar Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Gaar Corner is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaar Corner
        • Fittstown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Franks
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Harden City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
        • Vanoss
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Vanoss is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanoss
        • Jesse
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Hart
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Hart is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Roff
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
        • Dolberg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Dolberg is located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolberg
  • Coal County
  • Garvin County
  • Hughes County
    • County Seat for Hughes:   Holdenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakman.
      • Citra
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Spaulding
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Gerty
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Gerty is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Atwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Non
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Holdenville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Calvin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Cross Roads is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Rock Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Rock Creek is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Horntown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Horntown is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Yeager
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Yeager is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Stuart
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Johnston County
  • McClain County
  • Murray County
    • County Seat for Murray:   Sulphur
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakman.
      • Denny
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Denny is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Hickory
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Hickory is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
      • Oak Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Oak Grove is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Scullin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Scullin is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullin
      • Winrock Farms
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Winrock Farms is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock Farms
      • Iona
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Iona is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
      • Chigley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Chigley is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigley
      • Sulphur
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   https://pottawatomiecountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Shawnee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakman.
      • Sacred Heart
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Asher
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <3>
      • Avoca
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Avoca is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Ellaville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellaville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
      • Saint Louis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maud
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Pearson is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Wanette
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Romulus
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
      • Anderson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Chisney
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Chisney is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisney
      • Macomb-Y
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Macomb-Y is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb-Y
      • Harjo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Harjo is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo
      • Trousdale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Trousdale is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
  • Seminole County
    • County Website:   https://seminolecountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Seminole:   Wewoka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakman.
      • Sasakwa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vamoosa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Vamoosa is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamoosa
      • Sealy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sealy is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
      • Konawa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Wolf is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Bowlegs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dixon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Dixon is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Indogco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Indogco is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indogco
      • Lima
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Lima is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • New Lima
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • New Lima is located in Seminole County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lima
        • Wewoka
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Nobletown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Nobletown is located in Seminole County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobletown
        • Pleasant Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Seminole County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Seminole
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Butner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Butner is located in Seminole County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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