Oakville
Pages 410-411 of Walter Romig's Michigan Place Names says:
"Oakville, Monroe County:
Cyrus Everett built the first home in the area in 1831, the same year that Asa H. Reading and David Hardy built their water-powered saw mill; Ichabod S. Nelson became the first postmaster on May 7, 1834; the office was closed on Nov. 24, 1834, but was restored, with Mr. Nelson again its postmaster, on Jan. 21, 1835; with Asa H. Reading as postmaster, the office was renamed Readingville on May 2, 1835; with Mr. Nelson again the postmaster, the office was renamed Nelsonville on June 18, 1836; it was again renamed Oakville on Jan. 3, 1837, and remained so until it was closed permanently on Feb. 29, 1904; it was in the records of Washtenaw County as Readingville, the village being near the Monroe-Washtenaw County line [GSM 1838; Pageant of Monroe History; PO Archives]."
Oakville is located about seven miles east of Milan. Oakville was named for the many Oak trees that grew in the area. The trees were cut down for use on the Plank Road that ran near Milan.
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