Oakland Texas Map
Explore Oakland, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Oakland, Texas
| City | Oakland |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.571246 |
| Longitude | -95.75552 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 78951, 77541, 75103, 77963 |
| Area Code | 214, 469, 409 |
| County Seat | Rusk |
About Oakland, Texas
Oakland is a locality in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. Oakland is located at 32.5712°N, 95.7555°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78951, 77541, 75103.Oakland occupies a quiet expanse of East Texas where the land breathes through the low-slung humidity of the piney woods. It lies 10.8 miles south-southeast of Jacksonville, TX (from Jacksonville, TX: bearing 164°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west-northwest of Rusk. Beans Creek carves a deliberate, muddy path through the terrain, its waters serving as a persistent artery for the local flora and the surrounding thickets. Only four miles to the north, the silhouette of Mount Hope rises as a solitary anchor against the horizon, while the verdant boundaries of Rusk / Palestine State Park offer a sanctuary of loblolly and shortleaf pine just a mile away. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the long shadows of the trees into deep, bruised violet strokes that settle over the damp earth.
Oakland bears the quiet weight of a landscape shaped by generations of agricultural labor and the slow, steady extraction of timber. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the seasons, rooted in the legacy of small-scale farming and the surrounding forestry trades that draw their lifeblood from the proximity of Fairchild State Forest. Those who traverse the Mount Hope Tract Trail find a path that has been worn smooth by boots and time, echoing the modest, persistent history of a place that favors utility over ornament. On days when the air is still, the proximity to the quiet waters of City Lake provides a mirror for the sky, reflecting a stillness that defines the character of Oakland as it goes about the business of the day.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Oakland Community Cemetery (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 232° SW
- Corinth Baptist Church and School (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 060° NE
- Corinth Cemetery (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 059° NE
- Canton City Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 246° SW
- Cherry Creek Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 263° W
- Van Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 111° E
- Canoe Beach Ampatheater (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 094° E
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 319° NW
- Burleson Wetlands Forest Legacy Project (Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 079° E
- West Mineola Mitigation Bank (Park) — 12.2 mi, 050° NE
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River (Local Conservation Area) — 16.0 mi, 079° E
- Wildlife Viewing Station #3 (Viewpoint) — 17.6 mi, 079° E
- Purtis Creek State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 223° SW
- Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 084° E
- Southwest Lifestyle Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.5 mi, 049° NE
- Tawakoni Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.1 mi, 315° NW
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 193° S
- Tyler State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 103° E
- Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.8 mi, 097° E
- Discovery Science Place (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 120° SE
- Smith County Historical Society (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 120° SE
- Hometown Cinema (Cinema) — 32.1 mi, 287° W
- Tyler Museum of Art (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 121° SE
- Times Square Grand Slam (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 126° SE
- SwCC Entrance Sign (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 290° W
- Terrell Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 33.4 mi, 291° W
- Soldier and Child (Public Artwork) — 33.5 mi, 290° W
- Cowan Center (Theatre) — 34.2 mi, 121° SE
- Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.8 mi, 158° S · 16k acres
- Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 58.7 mi, 345° N · 18k acres
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About This Oakland Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakland, Texas. Coordinates: 32.571246, -95.75552. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Oakland includes the ZIP code (78951, 77541, 75103), telephone area code (214, 469, 409), county seat of Cherokee County (Rusk), and school district assignment.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
