Welcome to Oxford ...
The city of Oxford is located in Lafayette County<1> and is the County Seat for Lafayette County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oxford has a population of 28,271 people<2> (see below for details).
Oxford is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Oxford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oxford: 662
The ZIP code for Oxford: 38655<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oxford had an population of 28,271 people. This is an increase of 49.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 140.48% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Oxford had a population of 18,916 people (which is 39.77% of the total population of Lafayette County). This makes Oxford the county's most populous community.
The population of Oxford represents 0.64% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 18,916 people, the population of Oxford increased 60.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,756 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Oxford.
Communities Also Named Oxford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Oxford: This one is located in Lafayette County and the other is located in Amite County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 40 communities that are also named Oxford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oxford.
Websites for Oxford ...
Official Website: www.oxfordms.net/
Chamber of Commerce: www.oxfordms.com/
Communities near Oxford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oxford.
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <6>
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
- Abbeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <6>
- Toccopola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Alesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alesville
- From Oxford to Alesville
- Altus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Altus
- From Oxford to Altus
- Delay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delay
- From Oxford to Delay
- Cornish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornish
- From Oxford to Cornish
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Springdale
- From Oxford to Springdale
- Harmontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harmontown
- From Oxford to Harmontown
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 Oxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oxford. 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 Oxford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oxford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford ...
Looking for more information about Oxford? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Oxford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oxford.
Adding Oxford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oxford 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 Oxford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Oxford post office opened in 1837.
We also found Oxford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oxford: www.oxfordms.net/
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 Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oxford. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Oxford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oxford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |