Between 1810 and the early 1820s, numerous settlers visited the Oxford area, primarily to hunt and trap.

A railroad station and facilities were necessary near the northern edge of the township, and so the second community, Thomas, was developed.

Thomas and Oakwood continued to prosper until May 1896, when they were largely devastated by a monster tornado which traveled across the entire north end of Oakland County.

The tornado killed 41 people and injured 46 others in northern Oakland and southern Lapeer counties.

Seventeen of the fatalities were in the northern portion of Oxford Township, from the Oakwood village area to Thomas.

No longer isolated from Detroit, and now joined with communities to the north, Oxford's commerce thrived.

At one time in the 1880s, Oxford earned the nickname, Bagatown, from the large number of rutabagas shipped out by train.

The early 1880s saw a second railroad constructed from the Pontiac area, through Oxford to Port Austin.

With the expansion of the second rail line through town, it now became possible to travel to the tip of Michigan's thumb in one day.

was extended through Oxford from Detroit to Flint and was noted for maintaining limited cars daily, both north and southbound.

As automobile transportation became more reliable and roads improved, a growing percentage of the populace chose to travel by these means, forcing the demise of the D.U.R.

His parents were charged on December 3 with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure the handgun used in the shooting.

His collection of Lone Ranger items is on display in the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum in Oxford.