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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, Oscar had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oscar, with the one closest to Oscar listed first.

  • Bandana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bandana is located in Ballard County
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  • Olmsted
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
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  • Barlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • America
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • America is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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  • Grand Chain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Slater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Slater is located in Ballard County
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  • Hinkleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
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  • Woodville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodville is located in McCracken County
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  • Ragland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ragland is located in McCracken County
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  • New Grand Chain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Villa Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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  • Mounds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Hillerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Joppa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
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  • Cairo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
  • Wickliffe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Boaz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boaz is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Blandville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blandville is located in Ballard County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Grahamville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grahamville is located in McCracken County
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  • Grinnell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grinnell is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Belknap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Belknap is located in Johnson County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
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  • Ullin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ullin is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
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  • Hodges Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
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  • Unity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Oscar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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