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 Oakville (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 Oakville. 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 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.
Oakville is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Oakville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakville:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Oakville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lees Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shippensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Bears Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Montsera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Caprivi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Trust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Bendersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aspers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Arendtsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Cashtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Biglerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Latimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Pleasant Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Doylestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Newbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Caledonia Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Knobsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Shirleysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Aughwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Maddensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Mount Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Peru Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Kistler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Atkinson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- New Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Landisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Alinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Kistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Elliottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Falling Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Ickesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Roler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Harmony Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakville, see our County-by-County Page for Oakville.
Cemeteries Near Oakville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakville.
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 Oakville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Green Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westminister Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakville had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Stoughstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lees Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Walnut Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Heberlig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Hays Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shippensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleversburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cleversburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleversburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Longsdorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Dickinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakville.
Newspapers Published in Oakville ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oakville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- York County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Oakville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oakville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |