Welcome to Oilla ...

Oilla is located on the Gulf Coast.

Oilla is located in Orange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Oilla is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Oilla: (409)

Communities near Oilla ...

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

• Beaumont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <4>
• Port Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Port Arthur is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Arthur <4>
• Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Nederland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
• Groves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <4>
• Port Neches
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
  • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <4>
• Vidor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
  • Vidor is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <4>
• Bridge City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
• Vinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• West Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
  • West Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <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 Oilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oilla.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oilla ...

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

Adding Oilla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oilla post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.tx.us/

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