Welcome to Oakhurst ...
So far, we found very little information about Oakhurst. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oakhurst to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oakhurst, please Contact Us.
Oakhurst would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oakhurst is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Oakhurst was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Oakhurst was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Oakhurst - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakhurst.
Communities near Oakhurst ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakhurst.
- Fordyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bearden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Thornton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Sparkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Harlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
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 Oakhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakhurst.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakhurst. 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 Oakhurst.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakhurst. See our Newspapers Page for Oakhurst.
Adding Oakhurst to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oakhurst 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 (so far) for Oakhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oakhurst post office opened in 1901. The Oakhurst post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakhurst.
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 Oakhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakhurst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Oakhurst area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |