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Welcome to Oak Island ...

Oak Island is located on the South Texas Plains.

Oak Island is located in Bexar County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Island: Oak Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Oak Island is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oak Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Oak Island: This one is located in Bexar County and the other is located in Chambers County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Oak Island - they are located in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Oak Island ...

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

  • San Antonio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Leon Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kirby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamo Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Terrell Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
  • Sandy Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Poteet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Balcones Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lytle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Island - 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.