Do you know of Oldham ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oldham. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Oldham.<1>

Our sources for Oldham (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Oldham other than they indicate that Oldham would be found somewhere in Crittenden County, Arkansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1846 and closed  in 1892.

Communities Also Named Oldham ...

We found ten communities that share the name Oldham.

Within Arkansas, the name Oldham is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Oldham County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Oldham [Oldham County].
  • Mississippi
    • Tishomingo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Oldham [Tishomingo County].
  • Missouri
    • Boone County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oldham [Boone County].
  • Nova Scotia
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Oldham.
  • Ohio
    • Guernsey County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oldham [Guernsey County].
  • South Dakota
    • Kingsbury County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Oldham [Kingsbury County].
  • Tennessee
    • Sevier County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Oldham [Sevier County].
  • Texas
    • Dallas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oldham [Dallas County].
    • Houston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oldham [Houston County].
    • Tyler County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oldham [Tyler County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oldham ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oldham:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oldham - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

More Orphans in  Crittenden County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Crittenden County.