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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 Oconee had a population of 332 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oconee had a population of 169 people.

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

  • Rosamond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
    • Rosamond is located in Christian County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <3>
  • Pana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <3>
  • Ohlman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dressor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dressor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dressor
    • From Oconee to Dressor
  • Herrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
    • Herrick is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <3>
  • Ramsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tower Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
    • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <3>
  • Millersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
  • Bayle City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dunkel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
  • Bingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <3>
  • Cowden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <3>
  • Fillmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <3>
  • Owaneco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owaneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco
    • Owaneco is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owaneco <3>
  • Holliday
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Irving
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <3>
  • Chapman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chapman
    • From Oconee to Chapman
  • Henton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
    • Henton is located in Shelby County
  • Assumption
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Vera
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
    • Vera is located in Fayette County
  • Velma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Velma
    • From Oconee to Velma
  • Fancher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
    • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fancher
    • From Oconee to Fancher
  • Beecher City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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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 Oconee, 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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