Welcome to Oasis ...

Oasis is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oasis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Oasis is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Oasis lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Oasis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Oasis - they are located in British Columbia, California (3), Georgia, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Oasis ...

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

• Iowa City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Iowa City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <3>
• Coralville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
  • Coralville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <3>
• North Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <3>
• Tiffin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• West Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
• Tipton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• Solon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
• West Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <3>
• Ely
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Ely is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>

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 Oasis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oasis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oasis. 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 Oasis.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oasis ...

Looking for more information about Oasis? 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 Oasis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oasis.

Adding Oasis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oasis 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 Oasis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oasis post office opened in 1864.

We also found Oasis in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oasis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/