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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Neel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hartselle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Leesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Falkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Jesseton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Battleground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Wilhites
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Clifty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Stringer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Swancott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Eva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Moulton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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