Oakland, Laclede County, 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]
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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 24 October 2016.
- "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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