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 Oakland had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oakland had a population of 217 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
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- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristow is located in Warren County
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- Hays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Warren County
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- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
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- Girkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
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- Three Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
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- Hydro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
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- Pig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
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- Hardcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
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- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
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- Motley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Warren County
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- Claypool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
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- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meador
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meador is located in Allen County
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- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
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- Settle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Settle is located in Allen County
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- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
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- Mammoth Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
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- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
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- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
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- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Reedyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
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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