Welcome to Oak Island ...Oak Island is located in Suffolk County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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<2>. 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.
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. Footnotes ...
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