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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Oak Hill is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford & Williamson.
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:
- Marshall 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.
- Belfast
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Anes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Yell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Palmetto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Raus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bell Buckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Homaway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Beechgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- Garner Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Trigg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bufords
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Frankewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Powell Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Campbellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Boonshill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Booneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Harms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Elk Mill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pearl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Dellrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Gattistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Leftwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Graymere Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carters Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Scotts Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Ashwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Countyline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Allisona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Snell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Duplex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- College Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Thompson's Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Arrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Parry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
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.
- Erwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McLeary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Isley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1939 more) ...
- Head Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<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.
- Belfast
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Palmetto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Wheel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Yell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Rich Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 33 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 17 miles [27.4 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 turn to 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 Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |