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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.

  • Augustin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Augustin is located in Perry County
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  • Summerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Perryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Perryville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Harrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrell is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
  • Vilula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vilula is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
  • Marion Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
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  • Selma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Selma is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
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  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hamburg is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Sprott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sprott is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
  • Massillon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Massillon is located in Dallas County
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  • Theo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Theo is located in Perry County
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  • Vine Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
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  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazen is located in Dallas County
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  • Cahawba ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cahawba is located in Dallas County
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  • Burnsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Burnsville is located in Dallas County
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  • Plantersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
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  • Browns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns is located in Dallas County
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  • Bogue Chitto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Dallas County
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  • Pinetucky
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pinetucky is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
  • Adler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Adler is located in Perry County
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  • Eleanor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eleanor is located in Dallas County
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  • Orrville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Levert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Levert is located in Perry County
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  • Statesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Statesville is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville

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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