Do you know of Oberlin ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oberlin. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Oberlin.<1>

Our sources for Oberlin (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Oberlin other than they indicate that Oberlin would be found somewhere in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Communities Also Named Oberlin ...

We found nine communities that share the name Oberlin.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Oberlin.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Located In Louisiana ...
  • Allen Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oberlin [Allen Parish].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Oberlin.
  • Kansas
    • Decatur County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oberlin [Decatur County].
  • Michigan
    • Benzie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oberlin [Benzie County].
    • Gladwin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Oberlin [Gladwin County].
  • North Carolina
    • Wake County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oberlin [Wake County].
  • Ohio
    • Lorain County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oberlin [Lorain County].
  • Oklahoma
    • Bryan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Oberlin [Bryan County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Dauphin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oberlin [Dauphin County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oberlin ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oberlin:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oberlin - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Calcasieu Parish ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Calcasieu Parish.