Welcome to Oxley ...

Oxley is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Oxley is located in Searcy County<1>.

The location of Oxley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Oxley is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oxley: (870)

Communities Also Named Oxley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oxley - they are located in Oklahoma, Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Oxley ...

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

• Mountain View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Marshall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Leslie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Fifty-Six
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty-Six
  • Fifty-Six is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty-Six <4>
• Big Flat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Rumley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
  • Rumley 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 Oxley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxley ...

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

Adding Oxley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxley 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 Oxley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oxley post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/