Oakley, Delaware

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Oakley, Delaware
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Oakley
Coordinates: 38°48′23″N75°29′20″W / 38.80639°N 75.48889°W / 38.80639; -75.48889
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 302
GNIS feature ID216166 [1]

Oakley is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Oakley is located on Delaware Route 16 east of Greenwood. Oakley was a post village on the Queen Anne's Railroad. [2]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1904), A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin), U.S. Government Printing Office