Welcome to Oakwood ...

Oakwood is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Oakwood is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oakwood: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Oakwood ...

While we believe that this Oakwood is located in Cecil County, we know of another 3 Maryland communities named Oakwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anne Arundel, Charles and Harford County.

Beyond Maryland, 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, Louisiana (2), Maine, 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.

Websites for Oakwood ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oakwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Oakwood ...

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

Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
Havre de Grace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
- Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Havre de Grace
- From Oakwood to Havre de Grace
Bel Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bel Air
- From Oakwood to Bel Air
Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
New Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Freedom
- From Oakwood to New Freedom
Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Perryville
- From Oakwood to Perryville
North East
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
- North East is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Strasburg is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Strasburg
- From Oakwood to Strasburg
Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
Quarryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quarryville
- From Oakwood to Quarryville

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.

Adding Oakwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakwood 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 Oakwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oakwood post office opened in 1871.

We also found Oakwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Oakwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Oakwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/