Welcome to Oakbar ...

Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakbar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Oakbar is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oakbar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oakbar is located in the (530) area code.

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 <4>
• Fort Jones
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jones
  • Fort Jones is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Jones <4>
• Klamath River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath River
  • Klamath River is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath River <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Bar
  • Scott Bar is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott Bar <4>
• Seiad Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiad Valley
  • Seiad Valley is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seiad Valley <4>
• Copper ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oro Fino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/