Welcome to Oxbow ...

Oxbow is located in Oakland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxbow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Oxbow is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Oxbow ...

While we believe that this Oxbow is located in Oakland County, we know of another 3 Michigan communities named Oxbow. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegan, Berrien and Newaygo County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 11 communities that are also named Oxbow - they are located in Louisiana, Maine, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oxbow ...

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

• Livonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Farmington Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
• Rochester Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <4>
• Southfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <4>
• Novi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
• Royal Oak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <4>
• Pontiac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
• Oak Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <4>
• Auburn Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
  • Auburn Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn Hills <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxbow ...

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

Adding Oxbow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxbow 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 Oxbow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oxbow post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxbow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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