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Oxford’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Oxford. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Oxford is a city in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oxford had a population of 573.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 670 to 573 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oxford yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oxford’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Oxford

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Dick PowellDick PowellMountain View · 26 miTHTess HarperMammoth Spring · 29 miGordon CarpenterGordon CarpenterAsh Flat · 17 miJennifer WisemanJennifer WisemanMountain Home · 27 miSamuel B. HillSamuel B. HillFranklin · 9 miFGFrances Wilson GraysonCherokee Village · 20 mi
By decade

Oxford, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Oxford is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Oxford has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pine Ridge School Building in Oxford, 4.5 miles away.

Oxford and the nearest listed places

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Pine Ridge School BuildingPhiladelphia Methodist ChurchRector Log BarnArnold Springs FarmsteadIzard County CourthouseJumbo Church of Christ

Closest to Oxford

Pine Ridge School BuildingOxford · Building4.5miPhiladelphia Methodist ChurchViolet Hill · Building7.4miRector Log BarnMelbourne · Building8.1miArnold Springs FarmsteadMelbourne · Building10.1miIzard County CourthouseMelbourne · Building10.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Pine Ridge School Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Oxford?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Oxford’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Franklin📜 Horseshoe Bend📜 Melbourne📜 Pineville
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