Oakland, Mississippi

About Oakland

Oakland, MS is a tiny community located in northern Mississippi, home to 459 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Oakland is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 300 residents per square mile.

📰 Oakland News Today

• Mississippi Culture Bearer: Linda Ross-Aldy, a champion of Oakland Magnolia Tribune · Sep 4
• Lewis Leslie Doubleday, Jr. Obituary Mar 15, 2026 Wells Funeral Home · Mar 15
• Ricky Redden Obituary (1962 - 2026) - Oakland, MS - WMC Legacy | Obituary · Feb 20
• Oakland News tallahatchienews.ms · Dec 4
• Kenneth Harper Carvan Obituary Feb 13, 2026 Wells Funeral Home · Feb 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Mississippi headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Oakland Unique

• One of 19 places in the US named Oakland — but the Mississippi one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oakland

• Cossar State Park reviews ★
• Long Branch Recreation Area reviews ★
• Persimmon Hill Recreation Area reviews ★
• Point Pleasant Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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