Welcome to Oak Center ...

Oak Center is located in Wabasha County<1>.

The location of Oak Center 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 Center, 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 Center: Oak Ctr. (or less commonly used: Oak Cen., Oak Cent. or Oak Cntr.)

Oak Center is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oak Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oak Center - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oak Center ...

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

• Red Wing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <4>
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Zumbrota
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Plainview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
• Wabasha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
  • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <4>
• Oronoco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Goodhue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
  • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <4>
• Elgin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Wanamingo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamingo
  • Wanamingo is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanamingo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Center ...

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

Adding Oak Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wabasha County: www.co.wabasha.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/