Welcome to Oakville ...

Oakville is located in Linn County<1>.

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

Oakville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oakville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oakville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Oakville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oakville ...

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

• Corvallis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corvallis
  • From Oakville to Corvallis
• Albany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Albany
  • From Oakville to Albany
• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From Oakville to Lebanon
• Philomath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philomath
  • From Oakville to Philomath
• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrisburg
  • From Oakville to Harrisburg
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson
  • From Oakville to Jefferson
• Millersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Millersburg
  • From Oakville to Millersburg
• Brownsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
• Tangent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
  • Tangent is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <3>
• Halsey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Halsey
  • From Oakville to Halsey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakville ...

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

Adding Oakville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Oakville post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/