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.
- Ezra
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ezra is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Toadvine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toadvine is also located in Jefferson County
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- Adger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sumter is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Short Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Chinn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chinn is also located in Jefferson County
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- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Shoals was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- McAdory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McAdory is also located in Jefferson County
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- Yolande
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- McCalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Jonesboro is also located in Jefferson County
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- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collins is also located in Jefferson County
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- Blue Creek Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Creek Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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- Dolomite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sloss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sloss is also located in Jefferson County
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- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodward Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is also located in Jefferson County
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- Wylam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wylam is also located in Jefferson County
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- Chamblee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Tannehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Hillman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillman is also located in Jefferson County
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- Giles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Green Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ware is also located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is also located in Jefferson County
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- Ensley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ensley is also located in Jefferson County
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- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is also located in Jefferson County
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- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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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