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 Oakwood Park (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 Oakwood Park. 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 and doctors 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.
Oakwood Park is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Craig, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Oakwood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakwood Park:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Oakwood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Christiansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Farm Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Houchins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Ellett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Merrimac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Riner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Bland County
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Dugspur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Sylvatus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Nester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Huffman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Abbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Sowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Terrys Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Simpsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Poff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pizarro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Indian Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Algoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Boones Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ferrum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Prilliman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Rocky Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodwins Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Kire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Pearisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Bluff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Charity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Woolwine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Meadows of Dan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Snowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Parrott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wurno
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Mack Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wabun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hollins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Assurance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wikel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakwood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Oakwood Park.
Cemeteries Near Oakwood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakwood Park.
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 Oakwood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakwood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Sunset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christiansburg Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52344 <2>
- Flag Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lester Cemetery #3
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Den Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jennelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shelor - Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bain Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- Kipps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Oakwood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakwood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Christiansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Houchins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Pilot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vicker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Fagg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Huffville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Alleghany Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prices Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakwood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakwood Park.
Newspapers Published in Oakwood Park ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakwood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakwood Park, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakwood Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Oakwood Park:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Logan County
- Monroe 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 Oakwood Park, 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- Oakwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |