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Welcome to Oakhurst Shores ...

Oakhurst Shores is located in Pinellas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakhurst Shores: Oakhurst Shrs.

Oakhurst Shores is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Oakhurst Shores and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Oakhurst Shores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oakhurst Shores - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Oakhurst Shores ...

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

  • Saint Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
  • Largo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <3>
  • Pinellas Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dunedin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Safety Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oldsmar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulfport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Petersburg Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg Beach
    • Saint Petersburg Beach is located in Pinellas County

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 Oakhurst Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakhurst Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakhurst Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Pinellas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakhurst Shores - 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.