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 North Oakland Station (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 North Oakland Station. 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.
Name Variations for North Oakland Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Oakland Station: N. Oakland Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
North Oakland Station is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania'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: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near North Oakland Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Oakland Station:
- Butler County (The home county of North Oakland Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Saint Joe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- North Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Chicora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Greece City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Kepples Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Fenelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Karns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- East Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Culmerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Karns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Natrona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Bradys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Laird Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Cowansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Shadyside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Walkchalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Goehring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Barrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Ellwood City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Economy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Koppel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Phillipston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- East Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- West Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Lawsonham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Foxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Toby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Rimersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Callensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Alum Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- McCaslin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Volant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wampum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Perrine Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Emlenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barkeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nickleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Pearl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Henderson Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Cranberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- Bagdad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Oklahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- North Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Oakland Station, see our County-by-County Page for North Oakland Station.
Cemeteries Near North Oakland Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Oakland Station.
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 North Oakland Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Oakland Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <2>
- North Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <2>
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <2>
- Butler Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find North Oakland Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Oakland Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Oakland Station, with the one closest to North Oakland Station listed first.
- North Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Saint Joe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Chicora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Rattigan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
- Greece City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Carbon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Fenelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coyleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coyleville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
- Karns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Petrolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Oakland Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Oakland Station.
Newspapers Published in North Oakland Station ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Oakland Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Oakland Station, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Oakland Station.
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 North Oakland Station:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 North Oakland Station, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Oakland Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |