Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Oak Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
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- North Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
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- East Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
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- Gate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
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- East Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
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- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Ruffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruffner is located in Jefferson County
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- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
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- Cunningham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
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- Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
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- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
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- Rock Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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- Chalkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
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- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Ensley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- Spaulding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- McCombs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
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- Cardiff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Blossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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