Welcome to Oakbar ...
Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakbar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Oakbar is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oakbar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oakbar: 530
Communities near Oakbar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakbar.
- Yreka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yreka
- Yreka is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,503 people
- Yreka has also been known as:
- Yreka City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yreka <3>
- Fort Jones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Klamath River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
- Scott Bar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seiad Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Copper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
- Copper is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Oro Fino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oro Fino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Fino
- Oro Fino is located in Siskiyou County
- Mugginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugginsville
- Mugginsville is located in Siskiyou County
- Greenview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Oakbar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakbar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakbar. 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 Oakbar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakbar. See our Newspapers Page for Oakbar.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakbar ...
Looking for more information about Oakbar? 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 Oakbar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakbar.
Adding Oakbar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oakbar 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 for Oakbar was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakbar.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Siskiyou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakbar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |