Oldfield is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

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, United States. It is located southeast of

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at the intersection of Route 125 and Route T. Chadwick lies to the southeast on Route 125. The elevation is 1,381 feet.Feature Detail Report for: Oldfield, GNIS
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Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oldfield got rail service when a subsidiary of the

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(Frisco) extended a line from Ozark, Missouri, to

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, in the Spring of 1883. But Passenger service on the Frisco line was discontinued in March 1933, and in 1934 the line from Ozark to Chadwick was abandoned entirely. Oldfield is home to the Oldfield Opry, a weekly country music show operated on a donations only basis. The show is held every Saturday night, and people come from miles around to listen to the classic country and western style music.''Tiny Oldfield comes alive with music lovers on Saturday nights,'' Springfield News-Leader, Sep. 26, 2013
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