Food & drink
- Ox Bar & Grill
- The Dawg House
- Oxford Grill
- The Depot Express
From a neighborhood meal to a quick stop along the tracks, local tables and counters have long been part of Oxford life.
Look up local placesOn Augusta Avenue & beyond
Shop local. Meet your neighbors.
Small businesses are part of what makes Oxford feel like Oxford. Take a little time to explore, say hello, and support the people who make a living here.
Every local purchase helps keep a little more of Oxford’s character right here at home.
Oxford, IowaA few local starting points
Good things are close to home.
Explore the kinds of places that bring neighbors together—from casual meals and useful services to independent shops and community organizations.
Shops & vintage finds
- Bootleggers Vintage Market
- Mindy’s Backroad Boutique
- The Annex
Browse locally rooted shops and discover something you weren’t looking for—until you found it.
Look up local placesPersonal care & services
- Prime Cut
- Tweaked Too
Local service businesses make everyday errands feel a little more neighborly.
Look up local placesA town that gathers
- American Legion Post 537
- First Trust & Savings Bank
Community institutions, familiar faces, and hometown traditions all play a part in Oxford’s local story.
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Local roots1975and counting
A little Oxford story
Fifty years on
the same street.
The Depot Express story began in 1975 as Tom’s Standard, just north of the railroad tracks on Augusta Avenue. In 2025, Tom and Lynette Scheetz celebrated five decades in Oxford—a reminder that the town’s best landmarks are often the people and businesses that stick around.
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