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

  • Marble Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Rock
    • Marble Rock is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Rock <3>
  • Floyd Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Crossing
    • Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
  • Powersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Powersville is located in Floyd County
  • Charles City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Doubleday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday
    • Doubleday is located in Floyd County
  • Floyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rudd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bassett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bradford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Chickasaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Orchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
    • Orchard is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Nora Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
    • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <3>
  • Aredale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Plainfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
  • Ionia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bristow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Allison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Allison is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <3>
  • Rock Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deerfield
    • From Oakwood to Deerfield
  • Horton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Republic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • North Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Osage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Portland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcoia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Oakwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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