Welcome to Oxboro ...

Oxboro is located in Hennepin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Oxboro is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Oxboro ...

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

• Minneapolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <4>
• Saint Paul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Plymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Brooklyn Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <4>
• Woodbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Lakeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
• Eagan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <4>
• Eden Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
• Burnsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Minnetonka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <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 Oxboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxboro ...

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

Adding Oxboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxboro 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 Oxboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oxboro post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

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