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Welcome to Oaks ...

Oaks is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Oaks is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oaks: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Oaks ...

While we believe that this Oaks is located in Orange County, we know of another 5 North Carolina communities named Oaks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Craven, Cumberland, Davidson, Johnston and Orange County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

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 1853.

We also found Oaks in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oaks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oaks - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Oaks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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