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Welcome to Oakman ...

Oakman is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Oakman is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oakman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oakman: 580

Communities Also Named Oakman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oakman - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Oakman ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakman ...

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

Adding Oakman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakman 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 (so far) for Oakman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Oakman post office opened in 1896. The Oakman post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/