Welcome to Oakhurst ...
So far, we found very little information about Oakhurst. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oakhurst to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oakhurst, please Contact Us.
Oakhurst would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.
The location of Oakhurst has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oakhurst is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Oakhurst was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Oakhurst would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Oakhurst - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakhurst.
Communities near Oakhurst ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakhurst.
- Fordyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <5>
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <5>
- East Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Sparkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Harlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Manning is located in Dallas County
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 Oakhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakhurst.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakhurst. 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 Oakhurst.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakhurst. See our Newspapers Page for Oakhurst.
Adding Oakhurst to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oakhurst in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oakhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oakhurst post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakhurst.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Oakhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |