History Oakland was county seat of Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. As county seat, it hosted the county courthouse. Although never a sizable population center, the community was busy during sessions of county court, particularly since Pickens County sprawled from Chickasha in the far northwest to Madill in the southeast.Entry for ‘Oakland.” Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, downloaded on December 27, 2019. https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=OA002.
HisTory oAKLAND waS coUNty seAt of pIckeNs countY, chickAsAW nATIOn. aS County SeAt, it hOsted tHE couNTy CourthousE. aLtHOuGh nEver a sizabLe PopuLATiOn centeR, tHE cOMmuNity Was busy duRing sessIOns of county COurt, pArTIcULaRly siNce PickenS couNty spRaWled froM ChIcKaSha In the Far NORtHwEst To MADILL iN the SOutheasT.ENtry foR ‘oAklAnd.” OKlaHoma eNCYCLoPedIa Of hiStory and cULture, DowNloadeD on DecEmBer 27, 2019. hTTpS://www.okHiStORy.OrG/PubliCatioNs/enc/entrY.phP?ENtry=Oa002.