Welcome to Oakville ...

Oakville is located on the South Texas Plains.

Oakville is located in Live Oak County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Oakville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oakville: (361)

The ZIP code for Oakville: 78060<4>

Communities Also Named Oakville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Oakville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oakville ...

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

• George West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George West
  • George West is located in Live Oak County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George West <5>
• Three Rivers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Live Oak County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <5>
• Ray Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
  • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
• Ike
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
  • Ike is located in Live Oak County
• Mineral
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
• Calliham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calliham
  • Calliham is located in McMullen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calliham <5>
• Pawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <5>
• Clareville ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clareville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
  • Clareville is located in Bee County
• Whitsett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
  • Whitsett is located in Live Oak County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <5>
• Dinero
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinero
  • Dinero is located in Live Oak County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinero <5>

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 Oakville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakville ...

Looking for more information about Oakville? 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 Oakville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oakville.

Adding Oakville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakville 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 Oakville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oakville post office opened in 1857.

We also found Oakville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/