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 Oakville (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 Oakville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Oakville is located in Appomattox 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 Appomattox County: Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Oakville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakville:
- Appomattox County (The home county of Oakville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Beckham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Bent Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Hurtsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Spring Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Pamplin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Esmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Coolwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Madison Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Winesap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Monitor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Lowesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pedlar Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Abert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alcoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Mount Vinco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Enonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Sheppards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Dillwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Rustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hat Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Lawyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Gladys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Bedford Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Brookneal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Rough Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Abilene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Aspenwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Charlotte Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Guinea Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Warminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Shipman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Old Myndus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Five Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Tuggle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakville, see our County-by-County Page for Oakville.
Cemeteries Near Oakville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakville.
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 Oakville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Babcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Appomattox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Creek Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morriss Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakville had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakville, with the one closest to Oakville listed first.
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Walkers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Bent Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Greenway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Buffalo Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakville.
Newspapers Published in Oakville ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakville.
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 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 Oakville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Appomattox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Cumberland County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward 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 Oakville, 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- Oakville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |