Abandoned Record
About Oakville
Oakville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Live Oak County, Texas, United States. It lies along Interstate 37 northeast of the city of George West, the county seat of Live Oak County.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Oakville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Oakville is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Oakville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1920 Mikeska sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1927 Oakville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Oakville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Crystal City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 George West sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Oakville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Oakville": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Oakville, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7074240.
- USGS GNIS 1343034.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).