Welcome to Oakshade ...

Oakshade is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakshade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Oakshade is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Oakshade: (419) & (567)<3>

Communities Also Named Oakshade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oakshade - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Oakshade ...

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

• Adrian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Napoleon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Wauseon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <4>
• Archbold
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <4>
• Swanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <4>
• Blissfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
  • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <4>
• Delta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Morenci
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <4>
• West Unity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <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 Oakshade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakshade.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakshade ...

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

Adding Oakshade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakshade 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 Oakshade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oakshade post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakshade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fultoncountyoh.com/

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