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Oakland

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Missouri

Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oakland is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakland as a historical populated place on the Fayetteville topographic quadrangle: 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 38.9670° N, 93.8424° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFayetteville
Elevation820 ft
Nearest living townMayview, MO
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID739644
Coordinates38.96695, -93.84244

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What's there now

Oakland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mayview, MO (population 357), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 820 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 Lafayette County, Missouri, at 38.9670, -93.8424.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

Lafayette County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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