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Welcome to Oakhurst ...

The city of Oakhurst is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

The community of Oakhurst is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oakhurst: 936

The ZIP code for Oakhurst: 77359<3>

Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Oakhurst - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Oakhurst ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Onalaska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Trinity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • New Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldspring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Blank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Laurel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakhurst ...

Looking for more information about Oakhurst? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oakhurst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oakhurst.

Adding Oakhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakhurst in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Oakhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oakhurst post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakhurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Jacinto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Oakhurst). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oakhurst or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/