Welcome to Oxtoby ...

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

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

Oxtoby would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxtoby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oxtoby is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Oxtoby once stood is in the (937) area code.

Communities near Oxtoby ...

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

• Springfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Fairborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
• Xenia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Urbana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
• London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <5>
• New Carlisle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <5>
• Cedarville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <5>
• Yellow Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <5>
• Enon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <5>
• Jamestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>

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

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

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

Adding Oxtoby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oxtoby post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxtoby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/

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