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 Oaktown had a population of 359 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oaktown had a population of 593 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oaktown, with the one closest to Oaktown listed first.
- Busseron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Emison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emison is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emison
- Russellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freelandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Heathsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Richwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Bicknell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Morea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morea is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pinkstaff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Vincennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Merom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Oaktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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