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King Avenue in OakwoodPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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History · Oakwood

15% of Oakwood’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oakwood’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 Oakwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1990. Watch Oakwood change.Old housesHalf of Oakwood’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakwood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Oakwood on the map, 1905 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oakwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Oakwood on the 1905 USGS mapOakwood on the 1958 USGS mapOakwood on the 1970 USGS mapOakwood on the 1990 USGS map1905Neshannock sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Oakwood, in brief

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

Oakwood is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,270 to 2,215 (-2%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Oakwood

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

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Trent ReznorAmerican musician · b. 1965
Ira D. SankeyAmerican gospel singer and composer · b. 1840
Robert SterlingAmerican actor · b. 1917
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Herbert RobbinsAmerican mathematician · b. 1915
Dick AllenAmerican baseball player and singer · b. 1942
Anthony G. BoscoCatholic bishop · b. 1927
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Union TownshipIts storyB−Neshannock TownshipIts storyC+OaklandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNew Castle NorthwestIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNew Castle4 historic placesA+

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.