History of Oakland

“Oakland TN was established in 1830 on both sides of Stage Road, a road running from Memphis through Raleigh, through Oakland and on to Somerville. Dr. James A Hunter erected the first house and he and his brothers opened the first dry goods store. By 1831, Oakland had enough residents for a post office.” from The History of Fayette County, Tennessee pages 256-257

Oakland was incorporated on February 1st 1919

Oakland’s Official Town Flag was adopted on November 12th 2006 and was designed by Jeffrey A. Fisher.

Oakland’s Mayors

• L.D. Mcauley – Sworn in June 2nd 1919
• P.D. Henry – Sworn in
• R.G. McFadden – Sworn in June 1949
• J.F. Bradsher – Sworn in 1951
• J. Hathaway – Sworn in 1957
• Lowell Lawson – Sworn in 1958
• H.L. Mewburn – Sworn in 1963
• Gordon Murrell Tomlin – Sworn in
• Carl Doyle – Sworn in
• William Mullins – Sworn in
• Scott Ferguson – Sworn in 2010
• Chris Goodman – Sworn in 2013
• Mike Brown – Sworn in November 19, 2020