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 Oak Park (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 Oak Park. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Oak Park is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Park:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Oak Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Northumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chulasky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Snydertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Rushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Mile Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Selinsgrove Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Centre County
- Livonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Rauchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Grovania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Buckhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Jerseytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Queen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Fernville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Bloomsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Numidia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Erdman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lykens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elizabethville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rife
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Knousetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Gold Mine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- East Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mountain Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Lairdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Montoursville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Unityville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collomsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Duboistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- South Williamsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Faxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Mooresburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Klingerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Fountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Port Trevorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Penns Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mifflinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Millmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Park, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Park.
Cemeteries Near Oak Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Park.
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 Oak Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Kase Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Oak Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Park, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.
- Northumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wolverton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Klines Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
- Cameron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Kapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Shamokin Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snydertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Kipps Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chulasky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Mooresburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Montandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Park.
Newspapers Published in Oak Park ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Park, 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 Oak Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oak Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union 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 Oak Park, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |