Oakfield is a former unincorporated community in

Audubon County, Iowa Audubon County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,674, making it Iowa's third-least populous county. Its county seat is Audubon. The county was named after John James Audubon, the naturalist and a ...

, United States, located a half mile east of Brayton.

History

The first store was built in Oakfield in 1855, and the town name was suggested by a resident who originally came from Oakfield, New York. The first school was built in 1858. When the railroad passed through Brayton, however, it began to decline. By 1929, it was reduced to only a general store and a few houses.(5 December 1929)
Brayton
''Atlantic News Telegraph''(24 July 1971)
Oakfield, A Town That Dies Hard
''Atlantic Farm Monthly'' The Oakfield Academy school operated for many years, and has been preserved.Madrid, Jackie (19 July 2018)

''Audubon County Advocate Journal''Cannon, Daisy (24 June 1972)
The Oakfield Academy
''Atlantic Farm Monthly''Hays, Margaret (December 1989
The Saving of a Landmark
''Atlantic Farm Monthly'' A post office was established in Oakfield in 1859, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1875.

References

Unincorporated communities in Audubon County, Iowa 1859 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1859 Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{AudubonCountyIA-geo-stub