Welcome to Oakland ...Oakland is located Oakland is located in Colorado County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860. When the people of Oakland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oaklander<2> Oakland is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Oakland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Oakland: 979 The ZIP code for Oakland: 78951<4> While we believe that this Oakland is located in Colorado County, we know of another 7 Texas communities named Oakland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brazoria, Cherokee, 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. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakland. 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. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Oakland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oakland. We originally found mention of Oakland 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 Oakland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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