Welcome to Oakdale ...

Oakdale is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Oakdale is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

Oakdale is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Oakdale: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

While we believe that this Oakdale is located in Hopkins County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Oakdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Liberty and Polk County.

Beyond Texas, there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Utah, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Cooper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Tira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Charleston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Delta County
• Sulphur Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <5>
• Posey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Posey is located in Hopkins County
• Peerless
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
• Weaver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Hopkins County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakdale ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/