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, Oakton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakton, with the one closest to Oakton listed first.
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbus
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Cayce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crutchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crutchfield is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Beelerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beelerton is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelerton
- Woodland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Milburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
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- Laketon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laketon is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Bardwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Pierce Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
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- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kirbyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fancy Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
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 Oakton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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