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Welcome to Oakfield ...

Oakfield is located in Audubon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

Oakfield is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oakfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oakfield: 712

Communities Also Named Oakfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oakfield - they are located in Georgia, 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.

  • Atlantic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Audubon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Anita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Exira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walnut
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Adair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elk Horn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimballton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oakfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakfield.

Adding Oakfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<4>

From that list, the Oakfield post office opened in 1858. The Oakfield post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Audubon, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/