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History · Oakland

Oakland’s post office opened in 1886

Most of Oakland was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1972 on.

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How Oakland began

When was Oakland founded?

1886

The Oakland post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 72140 years
Founding year: the first Oakland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Oakland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Oakland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Oakland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oakland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Oakland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Marion County, Arkansas, United States. Oakland, located on Arkansas Highway 202, is 20 miles (32 km) by road northwest of Mountain Home. Oakland has a post office with ZIP code 72661. The Oakland Campground on Bull Shoals Lake lies about three miles to the west at the end of Route 202. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 72.

Its first post office opened in 1886.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Oakland on the map in 1972

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oakland.

Oakland on the 1972 USGS map1972Bull Shoals sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oakland.

Famous people

Famous people close to Oakland

Nobody well known was born in Oakland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Davis Tutt19th-century American Old West gambler · b. 1836
Carolyn D. WrightAmerican poet · b. 1949
Charles L. GillilandUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1933
R
Roy HogsedAmerican musician · b. 1919
Tava SmileyAmerican actress · b. 1971
Forrest L. WoodAmerican entrepreneur · b. 1932

Questions about Oakland’s history

What year was Oakland founded?

The Oakland post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.