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Welcome to Oakdale ...

Oakdale is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakdale, 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.

Oakdale is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

While we believe that this Oakdale is located in Shelby County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Oakdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Reynolds and Ripley County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

  • Monroe City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelbina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clarence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Hunnewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Leonard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoutsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakdale ...

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

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakdale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Oakdale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.