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

  • Bethalto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wanda is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
  • Moro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
  • Poag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
  • Fosterburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
  • Brooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brooks is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Alton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mitchell is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Prairietown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairietown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Godfrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Spanish Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
  • Nameoki
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nameoki is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
  • Stallings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stallings is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Melville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Melville is located in Madison County
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  • Brighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fruit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fruit is located in Madison County
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  • Worden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bunker Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Keys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Miles Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station

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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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