Welcome to Oberlin ...

Oberlin is located in Gladwin County<1>.

The location of Oberlin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oberlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Oberlin is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oberlin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Oberlin: (989)

Communities Also Named Oberlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Oberlin: This one is located in Gladwin County and the other is located in Benzie County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 9 communities that are also named Oberlin - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Louisiana (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Oberlin ...

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

• Gladwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
  • Gladwin is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladwin <4>
• Harrison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• West Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <4>
• Beaverton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
• Sugar Rapids
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
  • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
• Meredith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Clare County
• White Star
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
  • White Star is located in Gladwin County
• Wooden Shoe Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
  • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
• Allendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Clare County
• Highwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Gladwin 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 Oberlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oberlin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oberlin ...

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

Adding Oberlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oberlin post office opened in 1902.

We also found Oberlin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oberlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/