Map of Oakland town, Mississippi

Oakland is a town in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 527 at the time of the 2010 census.

Oakland town overview:
Name:	Oakland town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Yalobusha County
Elevation:	351 ft (107 m)
Total Area:	1.53 sq mi (3.96 km²)
Land Area:	1.53 sq mi (3.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	462
Population Density:	302.16/sq mi (116.66/km²)
ZIP code:	38948
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2853200
GNISfeature ID:	675114

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History

Oakland was first settled around 1836, and was located 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of its present location. The town moved when the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad was built in the 1850s.

During the Civil War, the Battle of Oakland occurred on December 3, 1862, when Union Army General Cadwallader C. Washburn’s 1,900 cavalrymen encountered Confederate Colonel John Summerfield Griffith’s 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment at Oakland. Both sides withdrew after several hours of fighting.

In the early 1900s, the farms surrounding Oakland produced corn, cotton, vegetables and fruits, and “it is claimed that Oakland pears rival those of California”. Oakland was prosperous, and “one of the best business towns of its size in the State”, with two churches, a cotton gin, schools, merchants, and a bank, The Bank of Oakland.