Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Oakdale came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Oakdale in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oakdale. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oakdale data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oakdale:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Oakdale. See our Misc Page for Oakdale for more information.