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Welcome to Oakfield ...

Oakfield is located in Worth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Oakfield is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oakfield: 229

The ZIP code for Oakfield: 31772<3>

Communities Also Named Oakfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oakfield - they are located in Iowa, Maine, Missouri, New York (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakfield ...

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

  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
  • Hinds
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Milldale ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milldale is located in Crisp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Cordele
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eugemar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
  • Ashburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dawson Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
  • Leesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • East Dougherty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakfield ...

Looking for more information about Oakfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oakfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oakfield.

Adding Oakfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakfield 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 (so far) for Oakfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oakfield post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Worth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Oakfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oakfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/