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Welcome to Oxman ...

Oxman is located in Baker County<1>.

Oxman is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oxman is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Oxman and travel south, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Oxman: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Oxman ...

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

  • Baker City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker City is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
    • Baker City has also been known as:
    • Baker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <4>
  • Richland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Durkee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rye Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • China Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • China Town is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • Weatherby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weatherby is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
  • Bridgeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Keating
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Keating is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Lime ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Malheur City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxman ...

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

Adding Oxman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxman 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 Oxman was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Oxman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Oxman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.