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 Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Laney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Duke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Markton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Grayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Ottery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottery
- Reaves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Ohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Calhoun County
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- Peaceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etowahton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Bera ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Leatherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Attalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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