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39.785942, -75.976057
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We found 44 communities that share the name Oxford.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Oxford is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 39 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Oxford, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Oxford is located in Calhoun County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Oxford.
Arkansas
Izard County
This Oxford is located in Izard County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Oxford.
California
Solano County
This Oxford is located in Solano County and lies 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Oxford.
Colorado
La Plata County
This Oxford is located in La Plata County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Oxford.
Connecticut
New Haven County
This Oxford is located in New Haven County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Oxford.
Florida
Sumter County
This Oxford is located in Sumter County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Oxford.
Georgia
Newton County
This Oxford is located in Newton County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Oxford.
Idaho
Bingham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Oxford [Bingham County].
Franklin County
This Oxford is located in Franklin County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oxford.
Illinois
Henry County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Oxford [Henry County].
Indiana
Benton County
This Oxford is located in Benton County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Oxford.
Iowa
Johnson County
This Oxford is located in Johnson County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Oxford.
Kansas
Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oxford [Johnson County].
Sumner County
This Oxford is located in Sumner County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Oxford.
Kentucky
Scott County
This Oxford is located in Scott County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Oxford.
Louisiana
De Soto Parish
This Oxford is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Oxford.
Saint Mary Parish
This Oxford is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the west southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Oxford.
Maine
Oxford County
This Oxford is located in Oxford County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Oxford.
Maryland
Talbot County
This Oxford is located in Talbot County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Oxford.
Massachusetts
Bristol County
This Oxford is located in Bristol County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Oxford.
Worcester County
This Oxford is located in Worcester County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Oxford.
Michigan
Oakland County
This Oxford is located in Oakland County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Oxford.
Mississippi
Amite County
This Oxford is located in Amite County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Oxford.
Lafayette County
This Oxford is located in Lafayette County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the west southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Oxford.
Missouri
Worth County
This Oxford is located in Worth County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Oxford.
Montana
Wheatland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Oxford [Wheatland County].
Nebraska
Furnas County
This Oxford is located in Furnas County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Furnas County community of Oxford.
New Jersey
Warren County
This Oxford is located in Warren County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Oxford.
New York
Chenango County
This Oxford is located in Chenango County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Oxford.
Orange County
This Oxford is located in Orange County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Oxford.
North Carolina
Granville County
This Oxford is located in Granville County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Oxford.
Nova Scotia
This Oxford lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
Ohio
Butler County
This Oxford is located in Butler County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oxford.
Coshocton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Oxford [Coshocton County].
South Carolina
Oconee County
This Oxford is located in Oconee County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oxford.
Texas
Fort Bend County
This Oxford is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Oxford.
Llano County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oxford [Llano County].
Virginia
Richmond City
This Oxford is located in Richmond City and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Oxford.
West Virginia
Doddridge County
This Oxford is located in Doddridge County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the west of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Oxford.
Wisconsin
Marquette County
This Oxford is located in Marquette County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oxford that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Oxford.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Barbados
Distance: 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<1> to the south southeast
Brazil
Distance: 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km]<1> to the south southeast
England
Distance: 3,528 miles [5,677.8 km]<1> to the northeast
New Zealand
Distance: 8,997 miles [14,479.3 km]<1> to the west southwest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxford ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Blake (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oxford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oxford and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oxford to West Chester, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oxford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oxford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7859, Longitude: -75.9761 In this case, the coordinates for Oxford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Oxford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oxford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Oxford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.198 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.792 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.911 degrees.