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 Oakmont (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 Oakmont. 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 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.
Oakmont is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Oakmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakmont:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Oakmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Hummelstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hershey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Bachmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Springford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Marene Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- East Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Latimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Gargol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Meckville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Schubert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- North Heidelberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Lemoyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Wormleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Lisburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Enola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Westwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Allenview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mastersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Florin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Maytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Campbelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Syner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Annville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Timber Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Cleona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Malta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mecks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Suedberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Orwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Joliett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Lorberry Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Snyder County
- McKees Half Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Marsh Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- York Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Strinestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Mount Wolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Erney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Lewisberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakmont, see our County-by-County Page for Oakmont.
Cemeteries Near Oakmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakmont.
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 Oakmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hershey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoops 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 Oakmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakmont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakmont, with the one closest to Oakmont listed first.
- Waltonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Hummelstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Union Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deodate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deodate is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deodate
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Bachmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Campbelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conewago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakmont.
Newspapers Published in Oakmont ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakmont, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakmont.
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 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 Oakmont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York 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 Oakmont, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oakmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |