Oakland, Cherokee County, Texas

Unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Oakland, Texas
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Oakland
Coordinates: 31°48′52″N 95°13′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Elevation
410 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378781[1]
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History

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

Oakland is located on Farm to Market Road 347, 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Rusk in central Cherokee County.[2]

Education

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]

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