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 Oakford had a population of 211 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakford, with the one closest to Oakford listed first.
- Sharpsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kokomo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Groomsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Normanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Normanda is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanda
- Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Russiaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Phlox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
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- Plevna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Galveston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Bennetts Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Wawpecong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Shanghai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Oakford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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