Welcome to Oakwood ...

Oakwood is located in Walsh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Oakwood is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oakwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oakwood lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Oakwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 64 communities that are also named Oakwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Michigan (5), Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia (5), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Oakwood ...

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

• Grafton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
• Drayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Drayton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <4>
• Stephen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
  • Stephen is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <4>
• Minto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Minto is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <4>
• Oslo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <4>
• Saint Thomas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
  • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <4>
• Hoople
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
  • Hoople is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <4>
• Forest River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Forest River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <4>
• Ardoch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
  • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <4>
• Herrick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
  • Herrick is located in Walsh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood ...

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

Adding Oakwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakwood post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/