Welcome to Oakwood Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Oakwood Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oakwood Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oakwood Station, please Contact Us.
Oakwood Station would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
The location of Oakwood Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakwood Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
A typical abbreviation for Oakwood Station: Oakwood Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oakwood Station is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Oakwood Station was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Oakwood Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakwood Station.
- Ankeny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
- Ankeny is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <5>
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ames is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <5>
- Bondurant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
- Bondurant is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <5>
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
- Polk City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
- Polk City is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <5>
- Huxley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Huxley is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <5>
- Story City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
- Story City is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <5>
- Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>
- Granger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Granger is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <5>
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Slater is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <5>
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 Oakwood Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakwood Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakwood Station. 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 Oakwood Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakwood Station. See our Newspapers Page for Oakwood Station.
Adding Oakwood Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oakwood Station 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 Oakwood Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oakwood Station post office opened in 1871.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakwood Station.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakwood Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakwood Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |