Oakford, IL

Oakford is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 234 residents. Oakford is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oakford is located in northwestern Menard County and Illinois Route 97 runs through the east side of the village, leading southeast 9 miles to Petersburg, the county seat, and northwest 15 miles to Havana. In Oakford, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Oakford, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The village sits at the base of bluffs marking the southern edge of the Sangamon River valley. Oakford includes the village sits at the base of bluffs marking the southern edge of the Sangamon River.