9 ▁as ▁Hob son ▁City , ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁naval ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War . ▁The ▁intention ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁largely ▁black ▁population ▁of ▁this ▁quarter ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁ske w ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁white ▁Oxford . ▁Another ▁result ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( after ▁E aton ville , ▁Florida ) ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁black ▁government , ▁and ▁an ▁almost ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁black ▁population ▁( at ▁least ▁at ▁first ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 1 . 0 7 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Oxford ▁lies ▁among ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Mountains . ▁Near by ▁Che aha ▁Mountain ▁is ▁Alabama ' s ▁highest ▁point ▁and ▁offers ▁exp ans ive ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁w ilder ness ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁below . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁southern ▁border ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁T alla de ga ▁National ▁Forest . ▁ ▁Major ▁bodies ▁of ▁water ▁include ▁Oxford ▁Lake , ▁Lake ▁Hill ab ee , ▁Sn ows ▁Creek ▁and ▁Ch oc col oc co ▁Creek , ▁which ▁bis ect s ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁a ▁southern ▁sub urb ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁city ▁of ▁Ann ist on , ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁along ▁Inter state ▁