Welcome to Oakland Heights ...

Oakland Heights is located in Worcester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakland Heights: Oakland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Oakland Heights is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakland Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oakland Heights - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, North Carolina (3), South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakland Heights ...

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

• Framingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Marlborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
• Holden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Grafton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
• Westborough
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
  • Westborough is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
• Hopkinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
• Ashland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 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 Oakland Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakland Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland Heights ...

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