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Welcome to Oakland Gardens ...

Oakland Gardens is located in Queens County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakland Gardens: Oakland Gdns. (or less commonly used: Oakland Gardns., Oakland Grdens. or Oakland Grdns.)

Oakland Gardens is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakland Gardens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oakland Gardens - they are located in Connecticut and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Oakland Gardens ...

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

  • New York
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Jersey City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Yonkers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
  • New Rochelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bayonne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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    • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • White Plains
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hempstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.