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 in 1895, Red Oak had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is also located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McConnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Afolkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eleroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dakota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarno is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
- Rock Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Waddams Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waddams Grove is also located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Freeport is also located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Ridott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davis is also located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Baileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(14 miles [22.5 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 Red Oak, 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. |