Welcome to Oak Creek ...

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

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

Oak Creek would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Creek: Oak Crk. (or less commonly used: Oak Ck. or Oak Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Creek is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Oak Creek was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Oak Creek was located: 541 & 458<4>

Communities Also Named Oak Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oak Creek - they are located in Arizona, Colorado (2), Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina (3), Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oak Creek ...

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

Roseburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseburg is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,493 people
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Sutherlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
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Winston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,541 people
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Myrtle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Creek <5>
Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
Glide
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glide is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glide
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glide <5>
Wilbur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilbur <5>
Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Douglas County
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Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
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Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green is located in Douglas County
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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 Oak Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Creek.

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

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

Adding Oak Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oak Creek post office opened in 1878. The Oak Creek post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Creek.

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 Oak Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Oak Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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/