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 in 1895, Oakland had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- North Topeka
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Topeka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menoken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Pauline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Berryton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wakarusa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valencia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Hoyt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ozawkie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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