Oakland

Named for the oak trees in the vicinity, Oakland was a rural settlement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A townsite was never platted, and the community was composed of scattered homes between the Trinity River and Crockett. A church, cotton gin, and school were in operation for a brief time. Among the early settlers of the area were Wilson E. Hail, who later served as Houston County Sheriff, and Z.S. Thompson. The settlement began to decline by the 1930s. Some descendants of early settlers remain in the area. (1988)