The Oasis Post Office operated from 1864 until 1871, when its name was changed to Graham; however the name changed back later in 1871, and the post office was then operational until 1920.
William Jayne, the first settler in Graham Township, arrived in 1840 and owned land in Oasis, as did his brother Dr David Jayne of "Jayne Patent Medicine" fame. William's eldest son, also named William Jayne, died on 16 March 1897, and is buried in the Oasis Cemetery. His father died in 1880 and is buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, along with his wife Maria, the younger William's two brothers John and David, and sister Elizabeth. John's wife and their son Eben, Eben's wife Gertrude, and their three children Geraldine, Katheryne and John (with his wife Helen) are also buried in the Oakland Cemetery.
Oasis' population was 130 in 1902,[2] and was 115 in 1925.[3]
^Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
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