Welcome to Oakthorpe ...

Oakthorpe is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakthorpe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Oakthorpe is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oakthorpe lies within the (740) area code.

Communities near Oakthorpe ...

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

• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Pickerington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Pataskala
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Heath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Logan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Granville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• New Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Baltimore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <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 Oakthorpe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakthorpe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakthorpe ...

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

Adding Oakthorpe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakthorpe post office opened in 1892.

We also found Oakthorpe on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakthorpe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

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