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.
- Popejoy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Burdette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Alden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Rowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Owasa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Robertson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Radcliffe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Faulkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kamrar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hughs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Ackley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Webster City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hansell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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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