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 Oakton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakton listed first.
- Martindale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Guild ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guild is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Trion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Subligna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Subligna is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subligna
- LaFayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Haywood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Estelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Kartah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kartah is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kartah
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Zula ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Salem ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Tidings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
- Everett Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
- Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
- Menlo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Crystal Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
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 Oakton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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