Oakland, Cherokee County, Texas
Oakland, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°48′52″N 95°13′10″W / 31.81444°N 95.21944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cherokee |
Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
GNIS feature ID | 1378781[1] |
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
History
[edit]The area in what is known as Oakland today may have been settled sometime after the Civil War. There was a church, a store, and a few scattered houses in Oakland in the 1930s. The store closed after World War II. Only a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses remained in 1990. Its population was 50 in 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Oakland is located on Farm to Market Road 347, 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Rusk in central Cherokee County.[2]
Education
[edit]Oakland had its own school in 1896 and had 46 students enrolled. It was still operational in the 1930s. It joined the Rusk Independent School District after World War II.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland
- ^ a b c Long, Christopher (May 1, 1995). "Oakland, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org.