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Welcome to Oak Harbor ...

Oak Harbor is located on the Gulf Coast.

Oak Harbor is located in Harris County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Harbor: Oak Hbr. (or less commonly used: Oak Harb. or Oak Hrbr.)

Oak Harbor is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oak Harbor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oak Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Oak Harbor - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Harbor.

Communities near Oak Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Harbor.

  • Houston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Missouri City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rosenberg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Katy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <3>
  • Bellaire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fulshear
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stafford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West University Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Harbor ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.