While we believe that this Oakland Heights is located in Davie County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Oakland Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Iredell and Rutherford County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 10 communities that are also named Oakland Heights - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oakland Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakland Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakland Heights. 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 Oakland Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Oakland Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland Heights ...
Looking for more information about Oakland Heights? 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 Oakland Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakland Heights.
Footnotes ...
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If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 Oakland Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Oakland Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.