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Welcome to Oakdale ...

Oakdale is located on the Gulf Coast.

Oakdale is located in Liberty County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Oakdale is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

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

  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepherd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Splendora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Patton Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Roman Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
  • Woodbranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Hardin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Kenefick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people

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.

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakdale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Oakdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Oakdale post office opened in 1906. The Oakdale post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakdale - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/