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 Hills (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 Hills. 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 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.
Oak Hills is located in Pittsylvania County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hills:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Oak Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Mount Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Kentuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Swansonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Tightsqueeze
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Laurel Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Spring Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Weal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Transco Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Worlds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Danville City
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Sutherlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Rodden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Cluster Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Westside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Leda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Sandy Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Axton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Irisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Chatmoss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Villa Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Reed Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Fieldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alamance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Union Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Clover Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Altamahaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Just Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- McCray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCray is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Ossipee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Green Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Whitetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Gatewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blanch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- West Yanceyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Estelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Guilford County (NC)
- Browns Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County (NC)
- Carr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Hicks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Whitt Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allens Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roxboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Ruffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Lawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Meadow Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Reidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hills.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hills.
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 Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Danville Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stokesland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schoolfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. View Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scearce Gammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freedmens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Leemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50621 <2>
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 Oak Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Vandola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Mount Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Bachelors Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Buford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Gatewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Vance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Brosville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Whitmell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ruffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hills.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hills ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hills.
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 helpful 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 Hills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Oak Hills, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |