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Welcome to Oakdale ...

Oakdale is located in Wilkes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Oakdale is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oakdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oakdale: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

While we believe that this Oakdale is located in Wilkes County, we know of another 10 North Carolina communities named Oakdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alamance, Chatham, Craven, Cumberland, Greene, Guilford, Hoke, Iredell, Mecklenburg and Pitt County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), 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.

  • Lenoir
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
  • North Wilkesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
    • Former name for Hudson:
    • Hudsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
  • Wilkesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blowing Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
    • Cedar Rock village
  • Hendrix ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
  • Boomer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
  • Maple Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oakdale post office opened in 1910. The Oakdale post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, 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>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Oakdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/