Welcome to Oatville ...

Oatville is located in Sedgwick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oatville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Oatville is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oatville: 316

Communities near Oatville ...

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

• Wichita
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wichita
  • From Oatville to Wichita
• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
• Andover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
• Haysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <3>
• Bel Aire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <3>
• Park City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <3>
• Valley Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <3>
• Mulvane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
  • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <3>
• Maize
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <3>
• Goddard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Goddard is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goddard <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goddard
  • From Oatville to Goddard

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oatville ...

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

Adding Oatville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Oatville post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oatville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/