Welcome to Oakvale ...

Oakvale is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakvale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Oakvale is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oakvale is located in the (636) area code.

Communities Also Named Oakvale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Oakvale - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oakvale ...

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

• Festus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Park Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Pevely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Desloge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
• Flat River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Crystal City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Herculaneum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <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 Oakvale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakvale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakvale ...

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

Adding Oakvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakvale 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 Oakvale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakvale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/