Welcome to Oakford ...

Oakford is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Oakford is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Oakford is within the boundaries of the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Oakford: 46965<3>

Communities Also Named Oakford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oakford - they are located in Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Oakford ...

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

• Kokomo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
• Elwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
• Tipton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Greentown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <5>
• Arcadia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <5>
• Galveston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <5>
• Converse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <5>
• Russiaville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <5>
• Walton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <5>
• Swayzee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
  • Swayzee is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <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 Oakford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakford ...

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

Adding Oakford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakford post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov