Oakland, Laclede County, Missouri
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Laclede County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. 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.
History
A post office called Oakland was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1955. The community was named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site.
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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