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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>

While we didn't find Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.

  • Mansfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cook is located in De Soto Parish
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  • Grand Cane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lula is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Carmel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Gloster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
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  • Pelican
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Longstreet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Logansport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Keachi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Mitchell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Joaquin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
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  • Stonewall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams is located in Red River Parish
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  • East Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Point is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Howard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard is located in Red River Parish
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  • Keithville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Coushatta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Spring Ridge
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Centennial
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County (TX)
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  • Robson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Robson is located in Caddo Parish
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  • Deadwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood

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