Time Zone: Oateston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Oateston (for example, toward Cuthbert (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oateston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oateston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oateston. 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 Oateston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oateston. See our Newspapers Page for Oateston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oateston ...
Looking for more information about Oateston? 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 Oateston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oateston.
Adding Oateston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oateston 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 (so far) for Oateston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oateston post office opened in 1882. The Oateston post office closed in 1907.
If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oateston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Oateston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Oateston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: