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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>

White Oak Springs itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Benville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
    • Benville is located in Brown County
  • Morrelville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
    • Morrelville is located in Brown County
  • Buckhorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Brown County
  • Siloam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Brown County
  • Fishhook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
    • Fishhook is located in Pike County
  • Fargo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Brown County
  • Gilbirds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
    • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
  • Hersman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
    • Hersman is located in Brown County
  • Kellerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
    • Kellerville is located in Adams County
  • Perry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chestline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestline
    • Chestline is located in Adams County
  • Versailles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
  • Mound Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
    • Mound Station is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Chambersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baylis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Pike County
  • Cooperstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
  • Clayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Griggsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
    • Griggsville is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <3>
  • Ripley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Hadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Pike County
  • Naples
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
  • Meredosia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Valley City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Valley City is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Blacks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blacks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
    • Blacks is located in Adams County
  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for White Oak Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 White Oak Springs, 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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