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 Oak Forest had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
- Yellow Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Saint Peter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- South Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Blooming Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
- Sunman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitcomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitcomb is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Enochsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Weisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weisburg is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisburg
- New Alsace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Sharptown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
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 Oak Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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