Welcome to Oakland ...

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

Oakland is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

When the people of Oakland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oaklander<3>

Oakland is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Oakland ...

While we believe that this Oakland is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 7 Texas communities named Oakland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brazoria, Colorado, Fannin, Jack, Orange, Rusk and Van Zandt County.

Beyond Texas, there are 131 communities that are also named Oakland - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (6), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (10), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (12), Vermont, Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Oakland ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Rusk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <5>
• Alto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
• New Summerfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <5>
• Gallatin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
• Reklaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <5>
• Cuney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
  • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <5>
• Maydelle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
  • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <5>
• New Birmingham ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
• Turney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Turney is located in Cherokee 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 Oakland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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