Welcome to Oakley ...

Oakley is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Oakley is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oakley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Oakley: (302)

Communities Also Named Oakley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Oakley - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Oakley ...

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

• Milford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Seaford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Millsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <4>
• Denton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
• Laurel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Harrington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Lewes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
  • Lewes is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <4>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Federalsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <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 Oakley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakley ...

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

Adding Oakley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakley post office opened in 1898.

We also found Oakley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/