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Welcome to Oakland Center ...

Oakland Center is located in Schuyler County<1>.

The pronunciation of Oakland Center: OHK-luhnd<2>

A typical abbreviation for Oakland Center: Oakland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Oakland Cen., Oakland Cent. or Oakland Cntr.)

Oakland Center is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oakland Center: 217 & 447<4>

Communities Also Named Oakland Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oakland Center - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Oakland Center ...

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

  • Macomb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <5>
  • Beardstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rushville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Astoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vermont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ipava
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Table Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bardolph
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland Center ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Schuyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Oakland Center. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakland Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Oakland Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.