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

  • Ober
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ober is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
  • Burr Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
  • Winona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Winona is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Hibbard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hibbard is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
  • Donaldson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Grovertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grovertown is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
  • Maxinkuckee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxinkuckee is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Knox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
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  • Ora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ora is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Hamlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delong
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Delong is located in Fulton County
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  • Toto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Toto is located in Starke County
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  • Leiters Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
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  • Argos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Argos is located in Marshall County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <2>
  • Harris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris is located in Marshall County
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  • Walkerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Linkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Linkville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
  • Teegarden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Teegarden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
  • Richland Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland Center is located in Fulton County
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  • Inwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Inwood is located in Marshall County
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  • La Paz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • La Paz is located in Marshall County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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