Welcome to Oakville ...

Oakville is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of Oakville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Oakville is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oakville is within the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Oakville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Oakville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakville.

Communities near Oakville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakville.

• South Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
  • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
• Norlina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
  • Norlina is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <4>
• Warrenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Littleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
• La Crosse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
• Boydton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
  • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
• Brodnax
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <4>
• Middleburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Macon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Warren Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
  • Warren Plains is located in Warren County

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 Oakville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakville. 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 Oakville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakville. See our Newspapers Page for Oakville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakville ...

Looking for more information about Oakville? 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 Oakville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakville.

Adding Oakville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakville 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 Oakville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oakville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Oakville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/