Welcome to Oak Point ...

Oak Point is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Point: Oak Pt.

Oak Point is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oak Point: (315)

Communities Also Named Oak Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Oak Point: This one is located in Saint Lawrence County and the other is located in Bronx County.

Beyond New York, there are 14 communities that are also named Oak Point - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Oak Point ...

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

• Brockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Ogdensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <4>
• Prescott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Gouverneur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Heuvelton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <4>
• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Richville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Hammond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Brier Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
  • Brier Hill is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier Hill <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 Oak Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Point ...

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

Adding Oak Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oak Point post office opened in 1841.

We also found Oak Point in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/