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Welcome to Oakwood Heights ...

Oakwood Heights is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakwood Heights: Oakwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Oakwood Heights is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakwood Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oakwood Heights - they are located in Florida and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakwood Heights.

Communities near Oakwood Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakwood Heights.

  • Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Florissant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Granite City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • East Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <3>
  • Collinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ferguson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Godfrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakwood Heights - 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.