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Welcome to Oakland ...

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

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

Oakland would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Oakland referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Oaklander<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oakland is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Codes where Oakland was located: 740 & 220<5>

Communities Also Named Oakland ...

While we believe that this Oakland is located in Muskingum County, we know of another 9 Ohio communities named Oakland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler, Clinton, Defiance, Fairfield, Franklin, Jackson, Mahoning, Mercer and Montgomery County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 131 communities that are also named Oakland - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (6), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (12), Texas (8), Vermont, Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Oakland ...

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

  • New Lexington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Crooksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • South Zanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • Roseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dresden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Frazeysburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Somerset
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Philo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <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 Oakland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakland.

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

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

Adding Oakland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakland 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 (so far) for Oakland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakland.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Oakland refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Oakland may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Oakland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.