Welcome to Oakfield ...

Oakfield is located in Audubon County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
  • Atlantic is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <4>
• Audubon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Audubon is located in Audubon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <4>
• Anita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Anita is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <4>
• Exira
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
  • Exira is located in Audubon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <4>
• Walnut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Adair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Adair is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
• Elk Horn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <4>
• Lewis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <4>
• Kimballton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
  • Kimballton is located in Audubon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimballton <4>
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cass County
  • 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 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 1858.

We also found Oakfield in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/