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

  • Metamora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
    • Metamora is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <3>
  • Spring Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
    • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cazenovia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
    • Cazenovia is located in Woodford County
  • Mossville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Mossville is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <3>
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Low Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
    • Low Point is located in Woodford County
  • Chillicothe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Keller
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Keller is located in Peoria County
  • Cruger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Cruger is located in Woodford County
  • North Peoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
    • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Farmdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Washburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <3>
  • Alta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
  • Peoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
    • Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <3>
  • Crandall ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crandall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Crandall is located in Tazewell County
  • Roanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
    • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
  • West Hallock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Peoria County
  • Dunlap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pottstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
    • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
  • Wesley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
  • Morton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
  • Deer Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Edelstein
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edelstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelstein
    • Edelstein is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edelstein <3>

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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 Oak Ridge, 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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