Oakland Town Hall is located at 15 South Third Street, Oakland, MD 21550. Phone: 301‑334‑2691.
Neighborhoods
Alpine Village
Backbone Ridge
Betts Estates
Blakeslee
Bray Run
Broadford
Broadford Heights
Cranesville
Deep Creek Lake
Deer Park
Gallatin Woods
Glendale
Heron Cove
Hollow Marsh Hill
Homestead
Jackson Place
Lakeland Estates
Landmark Village
Loch Lynn
Loch Lynn Heights
Meadow Lake Estates
Millhouse Manor
Minnetoska Lake
Mitchell Manor
Monte Vista View
Mountain Lake Park
Mountain View Estates
Mountainside
Nestlick Acres
Paradise Estates
Paradise Point
Red House
Red Run Heights
Reserve at Holy Cross
Ridge at Paradise Point
Roman Ridge at Traders Landing
Sandy Beach
Silver Ridge
Silver Tree Landing
Silver Tree Suites
Skippers Point
Southwood Ridge
Sunnyside
Sunnyside Estates
Swallow Falls
Swallow Falls Estates
Tanglewood
Thayerville
The Homestead
The Overlook
The Reserve at Holy Cross
The View
Timbers on the Yough
Traders Landing
Truesdale Heights
Turkey Head Estates
Vista Ridge
Waterfront Greens
Wheeling Estates
White Church
Will-O-The Wisp
The history of Oakland [1] begins with a rural settlement known as Yough Glades
that developed where several trails converged. In 1812 a post office was
established, in 1849 the town was surveyed, and in 1862 Oakland was incorporated.
The name Oakland was applied in 1849 when the area was surveyed for Edward
McCarty who had a mill at the site. The new town, named Oakland by McCarty's
daughter Ingaba, was situated between present-day Oak and Alder Streets and
extended two blocks on either side of South Third Street. It incorporated
several existing buildings including the McCarty Hill on the river and the Loar
Home, site of the first Methodist Sunday School and built in 1829. For many
years Isaac McCarty's house served as the first railroad station and post office.
Ronald L. Andrews and Geoffry Henry, Maryland Historical Trust, Oakland Historic District, Garrett, MD, nomination document, 1983, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.