▁of ▁Ch oc ol oc co ▁Creek ▁that ▁allowed ▁far mers ▁to ▁ford ▁cattle ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cre ek ▁to ▁the ▁other . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Oxford ▁has ▁an nex ed ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west , ▁including ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁Cold water ▁and ▁B yn um . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁in ▁Cal h oun ▁County , ▁but ▁today ▁it ▁includes ▁areas ▁in ▁T alla de ga ▁County . ▁ ▁A ▁smaller ▁municipality , ▁Hob son ▁City , ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁The ▁area , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Moore e ▁Qu arter , ▁is ▁one ▁square ▁mile , ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁Ann ist on . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁according ▁to ▁tradition , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁political ▁elections , ▁a ▁black ▁man ▁managed ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁in ▁Oxford . ▁This ▁being ▁un accept able ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁f athers , ▁they ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁and ▁an ▁' arr ang ement ' ▁was ▁made . ▁The ▁city ▁boundaries ▁were ▁red ra wn , ▁in ▁similar ▁fashion ▁to ▁a ▁ger ry m ander , ▁and ▁the ▁quarter ▁was ▁ex cluded , ▁becoming ▁a ▁town ▁unto ▁itself . ▁The ▁new ▁town ▁became ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9