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Welcome to Oakley ...

Oakley is located in Miami County<1>.

Oakley is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Oakley (for example, toward Remington), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Oakley ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 30 communities that are also named Oakley - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Oakley ...

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

  • Kokomo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Logansport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Peru
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • Wabash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greentown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Galveston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Converse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Swayzee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakley ...

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

Footnotes ...

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