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Welcome to Oldfield ...

Oldfield is located in Talladega County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Oldfield, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Oldfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Oldfield is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oldfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Oldfield (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Oldfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Oldfield - they are located in Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Missouri, Ontario and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oldfield.

Communities near Oldfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oldfield.

  • Talladega
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Childersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vincent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>
  • Wilsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harpersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Waldo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Kellyton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Talladega Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
    • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oldfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oldfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oldfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oldfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oldfield. See our Newspapers Page for Oldfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oldfield ...

Looking for more information about Oldfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oldfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oldfield.

Adding Oldfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oldfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oldfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oldfield post office opened in 1891.

We also found Oldfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oldfield.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oldfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oldfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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