Welcome to Oxford ...

Oxford is located in Doddridge County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Oxford is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oxford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Oxford: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Oxford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (2), 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.

• Harrisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Glenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Gilmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
• Pennsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
  • Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <5>
• West Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Ellenboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>
• Cairo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
• Pullman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
  • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Auburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Duckworth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
  • Duckworth is located in Doddridge 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford ...

Looking for more information about Oxford? 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 Oxford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 1851.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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