Around Oakland ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Oakland, with the nearest first.
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cannelton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Montgomery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kimberly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Handley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Falls View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Hollygrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
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- Hugheston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Gauley Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Pratt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Elkridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
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- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
For more communities neighboring Oakland, please visit our County-by-County Page for Oakland.
Fayette County ...
Oakland is located in Fayette County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland.
Airports Near Oakland ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Oakland and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Oakland.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of West Virginia:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Oakland), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |