Welcome to South Oxford ...

South Oxford is located in Chenango County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for South Oxford: S. Oxford

South Oxford is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for South Oxford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Oxford, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Oxford ...

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

• Norwich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
• Sidney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Greene
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Oxford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Bainbridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Unadilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Whitney Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Afton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Gilbertsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>
• Lisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
  • Lisle is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <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 South Oxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Oxford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Oxford ...

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

Adding South Oxford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Oxford post office opened in 1828.

We also found South Oxford in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Oxford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

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