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Welcome to Oaks Crossroads ...

Oaks Crossroads is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oaks Crossroads: Oaks Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Oaks Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Oaks Crossroads.

Oaks Crossroads is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oaks Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Oaks Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oaks Crossroads.

  • Orangeburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint George
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Saint Matthews
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Branchville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Santee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bowman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elloree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oaks Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oaks Crossroads - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Oaks Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Oaks Crossroads 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.