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

  • Ross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in Lake County
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  • Ivanhoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Griffith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Lottaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lottaville is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
  • Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson is located in Lake County
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  • Hessville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hessville is located in Lake County
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  • Liverpool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Liverpool is located in Lake County
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  • East Chicago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maynard is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Hartsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
  • Schererville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Merrillville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Miller
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Miller is located in Lake County
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  • Calumet City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lansing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,059 people
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  • Dyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyer is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
  • Saint John
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ainsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ainsworth is located in Lake County
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  • Whiting
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
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  • Bernice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bernice is located in Cook County (IL)
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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 Black Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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