Welcome to Oak Island ...

Oak Island is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Oak Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Island: Oak Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Oak Island is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Oak Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Oak Island - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Oak Island ...

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

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lynn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Waltham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Island ...

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

Adding Oak Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Island 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 Island was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Oak Island on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/