Oakland, Laclede County, Missouri
Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Laclede County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] The community is located on Route B, two miles south of the junction of Route B with Missouri Route 32. The site lies five miles southeast of Lebanon.[2]
History
A post office called Oakland was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The community was named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland, Laclede County, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Laclede County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Lebanon
- Conway
- Lebanon
- Richland‡
- Evergreen
- Phillipsburg
- Stoutland‡
- Auglaize
- Eldridge
- Franklin
- Gasconade
- Lebanon
- May/Smith
- Osage
- Phillipsburg
- Spring Hollow
- Union
- Washington
unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°38′11″N 92°33′34″W / 37.63639°N 92.55944°W / 37.63639; -92.55944
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