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Welcome to Oatlands ...

Oatlands is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oatlands, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Oatlands is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Oatlands ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oatlands, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Oatlands ...

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

  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Herndon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Manassas Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Purcellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
  • Poolesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovettsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Haymarket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Middleburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oatlands ...

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

Adding Oatlands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oatlands 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 Oatlands was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oatlands.

Footnotes ...

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