A LITTLE HISTORY
Originally an area called Flint Hill, Oakton began its existence as a collection of colonial farmers along an old Indian trail running along the valley of the Accotink River to the east and Difficult Run to the west.  In the late 1830’s to the early 1840’s, several farm families moved into the area from New York State, including William and Mary Speer, who donated the land for the first school on the corner of Blake Lane and Route 123, and the Methodist Episcopal Church, which still stands on Route 123 facing Hunter Miller Road.

Following the Civil War, the area continued to grow, and in 1883 a request for a Post Office was made.  However, the request for the designation of Flint Hill was denied, as there was already a Flint Hill, Virginia in Rappahannock County.  The community decided to re-designate itself as Oakton, in honor of the large Oak tree located at the corner of Route 123 and Hunter Mill Road, near the location of the new school house.  

Information obtained from The Story of Oakton, Virginia: 1758-1990 by D’Anne A. Evans, Published by the Optimist Club of Oakton.