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Welcome to Oxford Valley ...

Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County<1>.


The location of Oxford Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Oxford Valley: Oxford Vly. (or less commonly used: Oxford Vally. or Oxford Vlly.)

Oxford Valley is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Oxford Valley ...

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

  • Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Morrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
  • Doylestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ambler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
  • Jenkintown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalfont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
    • Chalfont is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <4>
  • Bordentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 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 Oxford Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxford Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford Valley ...

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

Adding Oxford Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oxford Valley post office opened in 1849.

We also found Oxford Valley in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford Valley.

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

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 Bucks, 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 Oxford Valley - 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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