Oakdale, Holyoke, Massachusetts

Oakdale
The Oakdale Pharmacy building, a former streetcar stop and one of the neighborhood's few commercial blocks
The Oakdale Pharmacy building, a former streetcar stop and one of the neighborhood's few commercial blocks
Oakdale is located in Holyoke
Oakdale
Oakdale
Oakdale is located in Massachusetts
Oakdale
Oakdale
Oakdale is located in the United States
Oakdale
Oakdale
Coordinates: 42°12′15.3″N 72°37′28.31″W / 42.204250°N 72.6245306°W / 42.204250; -72.6245306
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CityHolyoke
Wards4, 6
Precincts4A, 4B, 6A, 6B
EstablishedAugust 1885
Founded byOren D. Allyn
Area
 • Total
0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation190 ft (58 m)
ZIP code
01040
Area code413
GNIS feature ID609059[2]
MACRIS IDHLY.E

Oakdale is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts located to the west of the city center, adjacent to downtown. Developed as a streetcar suburb in the late nineteenth century, today the neighborhood contains many Victorian houses, and about 460 acres (190 ha) of mixed residential and commercial zoning, as well as Forestdale Cemetery, Saint Jerome Cemetery, Rohan Park, and Holyoke Medical Center.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Spatial analysis of "Holyoke Neighborhoods" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Rock Valley, Holyoke, Massachusetts". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. ^ HLY.E, MACRIS, Massachusetts Historical Commission.