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Welcome to Oak Valley ...

Oak Valley is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Valley: Oak Vly. (or less commonly used: Oak Vally. or Oak Vlly.)

Oak Valley is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oak Valley: 620

Communities Also Named Oak Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Oak Valley - they are located in California (2), Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ontario, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Oak Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Valley ...

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

Adding Oak Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Valley 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 Oak Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oak Valley post office opened in 1875.

We also found Oak Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Valley - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/