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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Oakland is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
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:
- Warren County (The home county of Oakland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- McMinnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daylight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Shellsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Gath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Centertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Trousdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Lucky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bell Buckle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe County
- Brockdell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Bluewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Hollow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Gassaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Winton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- New Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Stephenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Royal Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Gossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Dowelltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marion County
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Readyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Laurelburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Quebeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Doyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Peeled Chestnut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Fanchers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Cottage Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
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.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old McMinnville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Finger Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in McMinnville.
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16038 <2>
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- The Faulkner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pike Hill Cemetery
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cummings Chapel Cemetery
- Grange Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Leesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Oakland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- McMinnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smartt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Yager
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
- Daylight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- New ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Vervilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Shellsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Jessie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Gath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Trousdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Safley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lucky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
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 25 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |