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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.

  • Mount Nebo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
  • Dardanelle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chickalah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickalah is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
  • Alpha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Russellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Ranger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranger is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Mill Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • London
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Holla Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Holla Bend is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Ola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
  • Carden Bottoms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
  • Piney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
  • Danville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Birta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Birta is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
  • Belleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Casa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Divide is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Knoxville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Augsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Augsburg is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
  • Gilkey ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilkey is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
  • Atkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Moreland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Ross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ross is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross

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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