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Welcome to Oak Level ...

Oak Level is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Level, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Oak Level is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oak Level lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oak Level: 276

Communities Also Named Oak Level ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Oak Level: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Halifax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Oak Level - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Oak Level ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Level ...

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

Adding Oak Level to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Level 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 for Oak Level was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oak Level post office opened in 1835. The Oak Level post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Level.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Level - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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