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

  • Newark
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
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  • Pencader
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pencader is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
  • Barksdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Iron Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Wilson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson is located in New Castle County
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  • Appleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Cowentown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
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  • Strickersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
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  • Ogletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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  • Ruthby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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  • Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
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  • Choate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Choate is located in New Castle County
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  • Thompson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Thompson is located in New Castle County
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  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Singerly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Singerly is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Glasgow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
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  • Keeney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeney is located in New Castle County
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  • Christiana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mermaid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
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  • Kemblesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
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  • Fair Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Leeds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leeds is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Childs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Elkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
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  • Porter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter is located in New Castle County
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  • Bear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marshallton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Landenberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lewisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville

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