Welcome to Oaks ...
Oaks is located in Madison County<1>.
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The location of Oaks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Oaks is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Oaks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oaks: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Oaks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Oaks - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (6), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (3), Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oaks.
Communities near Oaks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oaks.
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
- Goodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
- Pickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
- Sallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
- Cobbville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Fordyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Mill Town
(11 miles [17.7 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 Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oaks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oaks. 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 Oaks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oaks. See our Newspapers Page for Oaks.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oaks ...
Looking for more information about Oaks? 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 Oaks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oaks.
Adding Oaks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oaks 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 Oaks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Oaks post office opened in 1888.
We also found Oaks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oaks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Oaks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Oaks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |