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 995 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oakland had a population of 845 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Isabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Borton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Warrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warrington is located in Edgar County
- Hindsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsboro
- Hindsboro is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsboro <3>
- Brocton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
- Brocton is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <3>
- Bushton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Ashmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
- Ashmore is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <3>
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <3>
- Redmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon
- Redmon is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmon <3>
- Kemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Newman is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <3>
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Murdock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Murdock is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <3>
- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Melwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Filson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Mays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Hume is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <3>
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Camargo is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
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- Conlogue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Oakland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Oakland, 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. |