Oak Hill is an unincorporated community and collection of neighborhoods located in southwestern Austin, Texas, United States.

Two years later, Glascock sold some of his land to Norwegian immigrant John Ernest Mowinkle, and the community, as such, was born.

Following the Civil War, the cedar forests around Oatmanville attracted settlers, particularly from the Appalachian Mountains, due to high demand for lumber-related production.

[1] The construction project also spurred the creation of the Austin and Oatmanville Railway, which was purposed to ship limestone from the community to the city, and was later abandoned in 1888.

[4] As of 2000, the total population of the combined planning area was 24,233 people, with slightly more than half of that in East Oak Hill.

Of the total population of the combined planning area in 2000, 77.7% were white, 2.1% were black, 14.1% were Hispanic, 4.3% were Asian, and another 1.8% were considered to be of other races.

The community is located above the Edwards and Trinity aquifers, resulting in the abundance of caves, sinkholes, karst features, and springs, which allow for recharge and discharge of groundwater.

In addition, Barton, Slaughter, and Williamson creeks, which all lead to the nearby Colorado River, flow through Oak Hill.

[6] The city of Austin defines West Oak Hill and East Oak Hill as neighborhood planning areas, encompassing areas adjacent to U.S. Route 290 from Circle Drive to a location slightly east of Texas State Highway Loop 1.

[8] Several neighborhood associations in the area are part of OHAN, which meets monthly to propose changes and receive input on infrastructure and community decisions for Oak Hill.

[11] Republican Gerald Daughtery, who was elected in 2008, represents the precinct [12] The United States Postal Service maintains a post office in Oak Hill, located adjacent to U.S. 290 on 6104 Old Fredericksburg Road.

The first AFD fire station specifically purposed to serve the Oak Hill area was constructed in August 1999.

The fire department was originally assigned to an area "...from Brodie Lane to Barton Creek, and from Sunset Valley to Dripping Springs."

However, in 1992, the expansion of Austin's city boundaries limited the fire department's coverage area to unincorporated regions of Travis County.

[15] Today, the department serves 22,000 people in a 48 sq mi (120 km2) region in the southwestern part of the county.

Public middle schools serving Oak Hill include Bailey, Covington, O. Henry, and Small.

Public high schools serving Oak Hill include Akins, Austin, Bowie, and Travis.