Welcome to Oak Flat ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Flat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Flat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Flat, please Contact Us.
Oak Flat was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Oak Flat would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
The location of Oak Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Flat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for Oak Flat: Oak Flt.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Flat is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Oak Flat was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Oak Flat would have been located in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Oak Flat ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oak Flat - they are located in Texas (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Flat.
Communities near Oak Flat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Flat.
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Fairfield Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
- Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <5>
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <5>
- Big Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flat
- Big Flat is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flat <5>
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren 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 Oak Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Flat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Flat. 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 Oak Flat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Flat.
Adding Oak Flat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak Flat in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oak Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oak Flat post office opened in 1873.
We also found Oak Flat on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Flat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Oak Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, 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 Oak Flat - 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/ |