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Welcome to Oak Hall ...

Oak Hall is located in Centre County<1>.


The location of Oak Hall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1967.

Oak Hall is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Hall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oak Hall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oak Hall - they are located in Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oak Hall ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellefonte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Burnham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
  • Centre Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Millheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
  • Snow Shoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
    • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
  • Howard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
  • Port Matilda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
    • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
  • Juniata Terrace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Hall ...

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

Adding Oak Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Hall 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 Oak Hall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oak Hall post office opened in 1967.

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

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Hall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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