Oakland | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Oakland's position in Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 34°50′30″N 87°47′56″W / 34.84167°N 87.79889°WCoordinates: 34°50′30″N 87°47′56″W / 34.84167°N 87.79889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Lauderdale |
Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
GNIS feature ID | 124149 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakland, Lauderdale County, Alabama |
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. On April 27, 2011, a tornado reportedly hit ground west-southwest of Oakland injuring one person in his vehicle, and later reported west of Oakland near a church. Oakland has a fire department.
Oakland is bordered by Florence to the east, Cloverdale to the north, Waterloo to the northwest, Cherokee to the southwest, Littleville to the south, and Tuscumbia to the southeast.