Welcome to Oatman ...Oatman is located in Mohave County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oatman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909. The origin (or the toponymy) of Oatman: Named after Olive Oatman, who had been abducted and enslaved by Native Americans. Oatman is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Oatman is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Oatman lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time Note: If you leave Oatman and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does. Area Code for Oatman: 928 The ZIP code for Oatman: 86433<3> Communities near Oatman ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oatman.
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 Oatman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oatman. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oatman. 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 Oatman. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oatman. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oatman. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oatman ...Looking for more information about Oatman? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Oatman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oatman. Adding Oatman to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oatman 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 (so far) for Oatman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Oatman. Footnotes ...
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