Welcome to Oakdale ...

So far, we found very little information about Oakdale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oakdale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oakdale, please Contact Us.

Oakdale would have been located within present day Putnam County<2>.

The location of Oakdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oakdale is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Oakdale was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Oakdale once stood is in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

While we believe that this Oakdale is located in Putnam County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Oakdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Athens, Hamilton, Montgomery and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

• Findlay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <6>
• Napoleon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <6>
• Ottawa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <6>
• Bluffton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <6>
• North Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <6>
• Columbus Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <6>
• Deshler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <6>
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
• McComb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <6>
• Kalida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalida
  • Kalida is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalida <6>

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

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

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

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakdale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oakdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/