Welcome to Oak Center ...
Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Oak Center: Oak Ctr. (or less commonly used: Oak Cen., Oak Cent. or Oak Cntr.)
Oak Center is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oak Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oak Center: 920 & 274<3>
Communities Also Named Oak Center ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oak Center - it's located in Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Center.
Communities near Oak Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Center.
- Fond du Lac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Beaver Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Waupun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ripon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- North Fond du Lac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Mayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Horicon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Juneau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Lomira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Campbellsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Center. 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 Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Center. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Center.
Adding Oak Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak Center 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 Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Center.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Oak Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |