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Welcome to Oaky ...

Oaky is located in Effingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oaky, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Oaky is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oaky: 912 & 565<3>

Websites for Oaky ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.effinghamcounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oaky, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Oaky ...

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

  • Rincon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
  • Cameron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Two Sisters Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Guyton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Guyton is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <4>
  • Brooklet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Estill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Estill is located in Hampton County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
  • Haddonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
  • Newington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oaky ...

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

Adding Oaky to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oaky post office opened in 1889. The Oaky post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oaky.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oaky - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Oaky area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Oaky area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/