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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakwood had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oakwood had a population of 1,460 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakwood, with the one closest to Oakwood listed first.

  • Missionfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
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  • Glenburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
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  • Muncie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Catlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
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  • Hillery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hillery is located in Vermilion County
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  • Fairmount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fithian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vandercook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
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  • Tilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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  • Snider
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Snider is located in Vermilion County
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  • Westville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grape Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
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  • Higginsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
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  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
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  • Ogden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
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  • Homer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
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  • Newell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • West Newell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
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  • Royal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
  • Indianola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rileysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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  • Bismarck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Potomac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Oakwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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