1810Military
Secretary of the Interior Jacob Thompson (1810–1885) owned a manor called "Home Place" in Oxford that was burned during the Civil War by Union troops.
1825History
Lamar (1825–1893), U.S.
1832History
== History ==
=== 19th century ===
Oxford and Lafayette County were formed from lands ceded by the Chickasaw people in the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek in 1832.
1836Culture
The county was organized in 1836, and in 1837 three pioneers—John Martin, John Chisom, and John Craig—purchased land from Hoka, a female Chickasaw landowner, as a site for the t...
1837Government
Founded in 1837, the city is named after Oxford, England.
1839Government
Founded as a trading post in 1839, Neilson's continues to anchor the Oxford square.
1841Government
In 1841, the Mississippi State Legislature selected it as the site of the state's first university, Ole Miss.
1843History
1843, remodeled 1848
Lafayette County Courthouse, 1872, designed by Willis, Sloan, and Trigg
Lucius Q.
1853Education
Union Female College opened there in 1853.
1859Education
Ammadelle (Pegues House), designed by Calvert Vaux
Barnard Observatory (Center for the Study of Southern Culture), University of Mississippi, 1859
Isom Place, c.
1860Education
1860
The Lyceum, University of Mississippi, 1848, designed by William Nichols
Rowan Oak (William Faulkner House), 1848
St.
1862Architecture
Sherman in 1862; in 1864 Major General Andrew Jackson Smith burned the buildings in the town square, including the county courthouse.
1872Military
In the postwar Reconstruction era, the town recovered slowly, aided by federal judge Robert Andrews Hill, who secured funds to build a new courthouse in 1872.
1890History
Even after Mississippi disenfranchised most African Americans in the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi, they continued to build their lives in the face of discrimination.
1895Culture
Artists include photorealist painter Glennray Tutor, figurative painter Jere Allen, and primitive artist Theora Hamblett (1895–1977).
1910Culture
The Burns-Belfry Museum was previously the Burns Methodist Episcopal Church organized by freed African Americans in 1910.
1919Culture
Arthur Guyton (1919–2003), physiologist, was born in Oxford.
1949History
In 1949, Faulkner walked from his home in Oxford to his childhood stable for the world premiere of MGM's Intruder in the Dust, adapted from one of his novels.
1962Crime
=== 20th century ===
During the Civil Rights Movement, Oxford drew national attention in the Ole Miss riot of 1962.
1963History
Bob Dylan wrote a song called "Oxford Town", which was included on his 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
1970History
Angela McGlowan (born 1970), Republican political commentator, author, and consulting firm CEO
Naomi Sims (1948–2009), fashion model, was born in Oxford.
1979Government
Square Books, founded in 1979, is an independent bookstore.
1990Education
Dylan played a concert at the Tad Smith Coliseum on the Ole Miss campus in November 1990, which opened with a performance of the song "Oxford Town".
2008Education
=== 21st century ===
More than 3,000 journalists came to Oxford on September 26, 2008, to cover the first presidential debate of 2008, which was held at the University of Missis...
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,916 people, with 8,648 households residing in the city.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 25,416 people, 10,351 households, and 5,089 families residing in the city.