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Welcome to Oak Park ...

Oak Park is located in Sebastian County<1>.

When the people of Oak Park refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Parker<2>

Oak Park is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Oak Park: 479

Communities Also Named Oak Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Oak Park: This one is located in Sebastian County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 47 communities that are also named Oak Park - they are located in Alabama (3), California (3), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oak Park ...

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

  • Fort Smith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Barling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
  • Roland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
  • Muldrow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
  • Lavaca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
  • Spiro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <4>
  • Arkoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Oak Park refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Oak Park may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.