Welcome to Oakdale ...

The village of Oakdale is located in Antelope County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakdale has a population of 293 people<2> (see below for details).

Oakdale is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Oakdale: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Oakdale: 68761<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakdale had an population of 293 people. This is a decrease of 9.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakdale had a population of 322 people. This makes Oakdale the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Oakdale represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 262nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 322 people, the population of Oakdale decreased 6.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 345 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakdale.

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

• Neligh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neligh
  • Neligh is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neligh <6>
• Battle Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <6>
• Tilden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <6>
• Elgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
• Clearwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <6>
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <6>
• Meadow Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
  • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <6>
• Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Royal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <6>
• Emerick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
  • Emerick is located in Madison 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 Oakdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakdale.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakdale. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oakdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakdale ...

Looking for more information about Oakdale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oakdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oakdale.

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakdale 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 Oakdale was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Antelope County: www.co.antelope.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/