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Welcome to Oakland Mills ...

Oakland Mills is located in Henry County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Oakland Mills: Oakland Mls. (or less commonly used: Oakland Mlls.)

Oakland Mills is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Oakland Mills is located in the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Oakland Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Oakland Mills - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Oakland Mills ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
  • Winfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
  • West Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Des Moines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Brighton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Birmingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Bonaparte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
    • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland Mills ...

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

Adding Oakland Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakland Mills post office opened in 1856.

We also found Oakland Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakland Mills.

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

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland Mills - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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