Oxford, Ohio

City: Oxford

County: Butler

State: Ohio

Lat/Long: 39.5000, -84.7333

Oxford, Ohio, is a village in Butler County, Ohio. Located in southwestern Ohio, twelve miles northwest of Hamilton, Oxford had its origins in 1810 as part of the land of Miami University. In 1830, the Ohio General Assembly incorporated Oxford as a village. A president and trustee governed Oxford until a mayoral system was established in 1855. Peter Sutton was the first mayor, serving from 1855 to 1861.

Bert S. Bartlow and others, eds., Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio (Indianapolis, IN: B. F. Bowen, 1905), 352-17; Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1988), 908.