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 Fair Oaks had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Virgie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
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- Roselawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
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- Surrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Thayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Kniman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Mount Ayr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- DeMotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <2>
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Stoutsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Rensselaer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morocco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wheatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Foresman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
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- Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orchard Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tefft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Sherburnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Hopkins Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
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 Fair Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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