Welcome to Oak Shade ...
Oak Shade is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Shade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
Oak Shade is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oak Shade lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oak Shade: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Oak Shade ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oak Shade - they are located in New Jersey, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Shade.
Communities near Oak Shade ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Shade.
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Havre de Grace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
- New Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
- Parkesburg is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <4>
- North East
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
- North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
- Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Shade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Shade.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Shade. 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 Shade.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Shade. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Shade.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Shade ...
Looking for more information about Oak Shade? 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 Shade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Shade.
Adding Oak Shade to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak Shade 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 Shade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oak Shade post office opened in 1852.
We also found Oak Shade in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Shade.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Shade - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Oak Shade area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Shade 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |