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 Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Barefoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Fountain Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
- Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <3>
- Rodemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Petroleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Akersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Adolphus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolphus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
- Adolphus is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolphus <3>
- Long Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Macon County (TN)
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Meador
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Flippin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Settle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Barren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <3>
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
- Westmoreland is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <3>
- Eulia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Etoile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Alonzo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |