Welcome to Oxford ...
So far, we found very little information about Oxford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oxford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oxford, please Contact Us.
Oxford was located in Hill Country.
Oxford would have been located within present day Llano County<2>.
The location of Oxford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oxford is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Oxford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Oxford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Oxford: This one is located in Llano County and the other is located in Fort Bend County.
Beyond Texas, there are 40 communities that are also named Oxford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oxford.
Communities near Oxford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oxford.
- Granite Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
- Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <5>
- Llano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano
- Llano is located in Llano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Llano <5>
- Sunrise Beach Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
- Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <5>
- Highland Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
- Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Click ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Eckert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
- Eckert is located in Gillespie County
- Willow City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
- Willow City is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <5>
- Castell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
- Castell is located in Llano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <5>
- Kingsland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Kingsland is located in Llano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <5>
- Lone Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Lone Grove is located in Llano 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 Oxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Oxford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford. See our Newspapers Page for Oxford.
Adding Oxford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Oxford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oxford post office opened in 1880.
We also found Oxford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oxford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Llano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |