The Swedish Capital or Nebraska!
Situated
in beautiful western Burt County, Oakland is located in the Logan Creek
Valley, which is 14 miles west of the Missouri. Oakland is named after
John Oak, who in 1866 assisted five families to locate homesteads in
this beautiful rich Logan Creek Valley.
By
1879, it was certain the railroad would be built through Oakland,
which the people subscribed to a fund for purchase of the present town
site. The village was incorporated April 13, 1881, with 30 businesses,
two banks and one printing office in operation. In 1900, the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroads were built to Oakland. Today, Oakland is
located on the main line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.
Oakland
has exhibited great stability with many businesses over 100 years old.
Economic activities in Oakland include farming, cattle and hog
production, feed processing, wholesale and retail sales, construction
and medical services.
Oakland
established one of the first golf courses in northeast Nebraska in
1924. The sand green course was converted to grass greens in the late
1940s and expanded to an 18-hole country club in 1993. Oakland continues
to build on its strong foundation with its bi-annual Swedish Festival
(known by its proclamation from the Swedish Counsel General and Nebraska
Governor as the "Swedish Capital of Nebraska), annual Burt
County Fair, business holiday open house, craft bizarre, and 4th of July
activity fair.