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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakland had a population of 686 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oakland had a population of 1,491 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- York Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Wales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Griswold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Quick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Neola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stennett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- Corley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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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