Welcome to Oakville ...

Oakville is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Oakville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Oakville: (314)

The ZIP code for Oakville: 63129<4>

Communities Also Named Oakville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Oakville: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Pemiscot County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 30 communities that are also named Oakville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oakville ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Chesterfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Belleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
• University City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
• Granite City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Kirkwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• East Saint Louis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>
• Webster Groves
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 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 Oakville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakville ...

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

Adding Oakville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakville post office opened in 1841.

We also found Oakville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/