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 Oakton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakton listed first.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
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- South Evanston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Evanston is located in Cook County
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- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
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- Evanston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Evanston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Evanston is located in Cook County
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- Bowmanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
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- Summerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerdale is located in Cook County
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- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Cook County
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- Ravenswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
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- Buena Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Park is located in Cook County
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- Kenilworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
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- Mayfair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfair is located in Cook County
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- Cuyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cuyler is located in Cook County
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- Grayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
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- Irving Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irving Park is located in Cook County
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- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Cook County
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- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
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- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Cook County
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- Morton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hermosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
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- Dunning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
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- Cragin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
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- Pacific Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
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- Humboldt Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Simons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Simons is located in Cook County
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- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
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- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Oakton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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