Oaktown, Indiana

About Oaktown

Oaktown is a tiny community in southwestern Indiana counting 580 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Oaktown is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,148 residents per square mile.

📰 Oaktown News Today

• Woman dies after two-vehicle crash in Knox County - WTHI-TV WTHI-TV · Jun 12
• A fatal crash on U.S. 41 in Oaktown MyWabashValley.com · Jun 12
• Obituary for Kevin Gene King Greiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services · Dec 30
• Carl Floyd Scott Obituary Columbia Daily Tribune · Dec 11
• 24-year-old pulled over in stolen car, arrested after Monroe County deputies find drugs, guns WTHR · Oct 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Oaktown Unique

• The only place in America named Oaktown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• Positioned in southwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Oaktown

• McKinley Orchards — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Oaktown

🏘️ Nearby Communities