Welcome to Oakdale ...

Oakdale is located in Jennings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Oakdale is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oakdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oakdale: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Oakdale: This one is located in Jennings County and the other is located in Miami County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seymour
- From Oakdale to Seymour
North Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
- North Vernon is located in Jennings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Vernon
- From Oakdale to North Vernon
Versailles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Versailles
- From Oakdale to Versailles
Osgood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Osgood is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <4>
Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westport
- From Oakdale to Westport
Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elizabethtown
- From Oakdale to Elizabethtown
Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartsville
- From Oakdale to Hartsville
Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>
Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Jennings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vernon
- From Oakdale to Vernon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakdale ...

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

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakdale 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 Oakdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oakdale post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jennings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Oakdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/