Oakland, Ohio

Oakland is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

History

Oakland was laid out in 1806, and named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site.^[2] A post office called Oakland was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1905.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland
↑ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 262.
↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

Gallery

Oakland community sign
Looking west on Ohio Highway 73 in Oakland

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wilmington

City	Wilmington

Villages	Blanchester‡ Clarksville Lynchburg‡ Martinsville Midland New Vienna Port William Sabina

Townships	Adams Chester Clark Green Jefferson Liberty Marion Richland Union Vernon Washington Wayne Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bloomington Burtonville Cuba Farmers Gurneyville Jonesboro Kingman Klocks Crossing Lees Creek Lumberton McKays Melvin Memphis Morrisville New Antioch Oakland Ogden Pansy Reesville Sligo Snow Hill Starbucktown Westboro

Ghost town	New Burlington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°28′58″N 83°54′46″W / 39.482839°N 83.912707°W / 39.482839; -83.912707

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