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 Hill (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 Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Hill is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill:
- Henry County (The home county of Oak Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Conyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Puryear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Manleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Whitlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- New Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Cottage Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Bruceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollow Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- McKinnon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Halls Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- New Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Montgomery County
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Snider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Legate
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Throckmorton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Tumbling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ore Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
- Almo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Harris Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Protemus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Kirksey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Christian County (KY)
- LaFayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Bell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Fairdealing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Trigg County (KY)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Scarbough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lemond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1016 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Pace ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Fort Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Hamlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamlin is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Conyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Porters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Danville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tharpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tharpe is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Calloway County
- Christian County
- Graves County
- Marshall County
- Trigg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Oak Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |