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, Oak Bluffs had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Oak Bluffs had a population of 4,696 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Bluffs, with the one closest to Oak Bluffs listed first.
- Vineyard Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
- West Chop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Vineyard Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Tisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
- West Tisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teaticket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Katama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Hatchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chilmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Mashpee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Cataumet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- Squibnocket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wianno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wianno is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wianno
- Osterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
- Aquinnah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marstons Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pocasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forestdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Craigville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Bluffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |