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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 Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Park listed first.

  • Van Buren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dora is located in Crawford County
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  • Fort Smith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Massard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Massard is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
  • Catcher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Catcher is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
  • Cavanaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
  • Buell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buell is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
  • Barling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Haroldton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Haroldton is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
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  • Rudy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rudy is located in Crawford County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Crescent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crescent is located in Sebastian County
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  • Uniontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Uniontown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Enterprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Barcelona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Barcelona is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
  • Jenny Lind
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Lavaca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <2>
  • Lancaster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lancaster is located in Crawford County
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  • Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Island is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Dyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
  • Belmont ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont is located in Crawford County
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  • Natural Dam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jenson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jenson is located in Sebastian County
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  • Hackett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Excelsior
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Excelsior is located in Sebastian County
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  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Bloomer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer

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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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