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Three Oaks’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Three Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,472 at the 2020 census, up from 3,592 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,592 to 5,472 (+52%). Half of its homes were built before 2009.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Three Oaks 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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Haley BennettHaley BennettFort Myers · 10 miMMMindy McCreadyFort Myers · 10 miDeion SandersDeion SandersFort Myers · 10 miConnie Mack IVConnie Mack IVFort Myers · 10 miElissa SteamerElissa SteamerFort Myers · 10 miHalley GrossHalley GrossFort Myers · 10 mi
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Three Oaks, 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 Three Oaks is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Three Oaks has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District in Estero, 2.8 miles away.

Three Oaks and the nearest listed places

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Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic DistrictMound HouseFort Myers Beach SchoolBonita Springs SchoolJewett-Thompson HouseEdison Park Elementary School

Closest to Three Oaks

Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic DistrictEstero · Built 19612.8miMound HouseFort Myers Beach · Building8.3miFort Myers Beach SchoolFort Myers Beach · Masonry Vernacular8.9miBonita Springs SchoolBonita Springs · Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival9.6miJewett-Thompson HouseFort Myers · Spanish Colonial Revival11.1mi

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. Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Three Oaks?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Three Oaks’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

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📜 Estero📜 Fort Myers Beach📜 Bonita Springs📜 Fort Myers
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