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 Oakley had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakley, with the one closest to Oakley listed first.
- Sangamon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Cerro Gordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Long Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Casner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Oreana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Hervey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Prairie Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Lintner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Milmine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Burrowsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Cisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Bearsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Elwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ullrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Wyckles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Bement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Oakley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |