Welcome to Oxbow ...

Oxbow is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxbow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

Oxbow is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oxbow: (315)

Communities Also Named Oxbow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oxbow - they are located in Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (4), New Brunswick, 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.

• Gouverneur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Theresa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Harrisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Evans Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mills
  • Evans Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans Mills <4>
• Edwards
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
• Richville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Deferiet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
  • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oxbow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<5>

From that list, the Oxbow post office opened in 1807.

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

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 Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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