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 Oakland (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 Oakland. 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.
Oakland is located in Providence County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County : Windham (CT) , Bristol (MA) , Norfolk (MA) , Worcester (MA) , Bristol & Kent .
Below are the counties that are near Oakland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakland:
Providence County (The home county of Oakland)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Whipple (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Whipple is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Glendale (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Harrisville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Nasonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Pascoag (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Pascoag is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Chepachet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Primrose (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Primrose is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Slatersville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Glocester (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
Burrillville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Burrillville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
Branch Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Branch Village is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Harmony (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Annawomscutt (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Arkwright (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Coventry (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Phenix (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Rice City (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Rice City is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City Coventry (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Quidnick (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick West Warwick (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Norwood (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Gortons Corner (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Gortons Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner Greene (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Greene is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Spring Lake (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Hillsgrove (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Newport County
Prudence Island (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Austin (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Lewis City (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Mount View (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Exeter (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Arcadia (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Arcadia is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Wickford Junction (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Exeter (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Tripps Corner (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Tripps Corner is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner Wickford (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Belleville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Liberty (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty North Kingstown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Voluntown (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
Jewett City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Hanover (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Tolland County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Union (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Union is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
Union (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Mount Hope (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Atwoodville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Atwoodville is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville East Willington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
East Willington is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
East Thompson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson East Killingly (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Putnam (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
Thompson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
Thompson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Ballouville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Grosvenor Dale (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville Putnam Heights (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Killingly (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
North Grosvenor Dale (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Putnam (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Attleborough City (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City North Attleboro (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
North Seekonk (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Attleboro Falls (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Attleboro (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Dodgeville (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Harris (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Seekonk (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Briggs Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Chartley (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley South Rehoboth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Mansfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Mansfield is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
Hampden County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Holland (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Holland is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
Brimfield (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
Wales (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Wales is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Hayden Row (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Metcalf (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Hopkinton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Woodville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Holliston (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Ashland (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
South Sherborn (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn Sherborn (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Framingham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Marlborough Junction (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction Marlborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Marlborough is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Bellingham (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Franklin (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Plainville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Acorn Terrace (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Medway (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Wrentham (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Norfolk (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Rockville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Millis (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Millis is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Pondville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Millville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Blackstone (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Uxbridge (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
East Blackstone (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millerville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Douglas (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Linwood (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood North Uxbridge (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge Whitinsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Whitinsville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville Manchaug ‑ Historic(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug Mendon (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakland, see our County-by-County Page for Oakland .
Cemeteries Near Oakland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakland.
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 Oakland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Smith Aldrich Lot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Aldrich Lot To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Aldrich Lot is located less than 2 miles<2> Harrisville . The Smith Aldrich Lot has also been known as:
Aldrich Lot Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286082 <3>
Acotes Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acotes Hill Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Acotes Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chepachet . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899207 <3>
Chepachet Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Abigail Mitchell Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Aldrich - Thayer Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Albee-Paine Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Joseph Richardson Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Buxton Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Hawkins Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Steere Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Irons Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Harmony Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (809 more) ...
Providence Street Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Norden Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
South Douglas Cemetery (5 miles [8 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oakland had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
Mapleville (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Mapleville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville Glendale (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Harrisville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Tarkiln (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Tarkiln is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkiln Nasonville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Pascoag (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Pascoag is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag Chepachet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet Field Station ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Field Station is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station Primrose (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Primrose is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Slatersville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Harmony (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Harmony is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Smithfield (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Continue List (16 more) ...
Forestdale (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Forestdale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Millville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Ironstone (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Ironstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakland .
Newspapers Published in Oakland ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Oakland.
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 Oakland:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Washington County New London County Tolland County Windham County Bristol County Hampden County Middlesex County Norfolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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- Oakland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 . The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org . The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . 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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.