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Welcome to Oxford ...

Oxford is located on the Gulf Coast.

Oxford is located in Fort Bend County<1>.

Oxford is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oxford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Oxford: This one is located in Fort Bend County and the other is located in Llano County.

Beyond Texas, there are 40 communities that are also named Oxford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oxford ...

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

  • Pearland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Missouri City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosenberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bellaire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulshear
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Stafford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West University Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manvel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fort Bend, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxford - 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.