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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 Oleum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oleum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oleum listed first.
- Selby
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Selby is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Tormey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tormey is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Crockett
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Port Costa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pinole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinole is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinole <2>
- Vallejo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benicia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sobrante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sobrante is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
- Flosden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flosden was located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flosden
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martinez is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
- San Pablo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Napa Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Napa Junction is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
- Stege
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stege is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stege
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Pacheco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- West Berkeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkeley
- Berkeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is also located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
- Teal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Cordelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordelia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merazo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Sears Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
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 Oleum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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