Oakland, KY

Oakland is a home rule-class city in Warren County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2020 census counted 198 residents. Oakland is included in the Bowling Green metropolitan area. In 1859, the city was named for its many oak trees by pioneer William Radford. The through line in Oakland is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Oakland makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The city is situated northeast of Bowling Green in an area bordered by U.S. Route 68 on the south, and extending northward in the direction of U.S. Route 31W. Interstate 65 passes south of Oakland.