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Oakland

Ghost town · Colorado County, Texas

Schulenburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Schulenburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oakland is a ghost town in Colorado County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Colorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakland as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.6017° N, 96.8300° W.

Key facts

Elevation293 ft
Nearest living townSchulenburg, TX
Distance to it7.2 miles
Coordinates29.60170, -96.83000

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What's there now

Oakland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Schulenburg, TX (population 2,702), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 293 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Oakland?

Oakland is in Colorado County, Texas, at 29.6017, -96.8300.

How many ghost towns are in Colorado County?

Colorado County, Texas has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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