Welcome to Oakwood ...

Oakwood is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.

Oakwood is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Oakwood: 985

Communities Also Named Oakwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Oakwood: This one is located in Saint Tammany Parish and the other is located in Jefferson Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 64 communities that are also named Oakwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Maine, Maryland (4), Michigan (5), Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia (5), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Oakwood ...

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

• Pearl River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <3>
• Browns Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
• Lake Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
• North Shore Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
• Northwood Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
• Logtown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Lacombe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacombe is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacombe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacombe <3>
• Lake Catherine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
• Gainesville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
• Napoleon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood ...

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