Welcome to Oxman ...

Oxman is located in Baker County<1>.

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

Oxman is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Oxman is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Oxman lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Oxman and travel south, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Oxman: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities near Oxman ...

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

• Baker City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <5>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Durkee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <5>
• Rye Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• China Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Weatherby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
  • Weatherby is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Keating
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Lime is located in Baker County
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur 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 Oxman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxman ...

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

Adding Oxman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxman 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 Oxman was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

We also found Oxman mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/