Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Oakdale came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Oakdale in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oakdale. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Oakdale, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oakdale:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Oakdale is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Oakdale in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Oakdale for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Oakdale. See our Misc Page for Oakdale for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Oakdale:

Oakdale was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Sierra Railroad Railroad Employees' Time Table #52 (October 1939)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oakdale: www.ci.oakdale.ca.us/

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

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