Welcome to Oxanna ...
Oxanna is located in Calhoun County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Oxanna, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxanna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Oxanna is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Oxanna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Oxanna (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Telephone area codes for Oxanna: (256) & (938)<4>
Websites for Oxanna ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.calhounchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oxanna, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Oxanna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oxanna.
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Heflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
- Heflin is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <5>
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ragland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <5>
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Munford is located in Talladega County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>
- Ohatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohatchee
- Ohatchee is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohatchee <5>
- Edwardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Eulaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun 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 Oxanna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxanna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oxanna. 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 Oxanna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxanna. See our Newspapers Page for Oxanna.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxanna ...
Looking for more information about Oxanna? 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 Oxanna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oxanna.
Adding Oxanna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oxanna 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 Oxanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Oxanna post office opened in 1884.
We also found Oxanna in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxanna.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxanna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxanna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |