Welcome to Oakdale ...

The village of Oakdale is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakdale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakdale has a population of 293 people<3> (see below for details).

Oakdale is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Oakdale is located in the (608) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakdale had an population of 293 people. This is a decrease of 1.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakdale had a population of 297 people. This makes Oakdale the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 297 people, the population of Oakdale has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 297 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakdale.

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

• Tomah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
  • Tomah is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
• Mauston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
  • Mauston is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
• New Lisbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
  • New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
• Elroy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  • Elroy is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Necedah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
  • Necedah is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
• Norwalk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Camp Douglas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  • Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
• Ontario
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
• Wilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
• Kendall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people

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

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

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

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakdale 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 Oakdale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/