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 Big Oak in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Oak. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Oak listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Burch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Benedict
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adelina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Charlotte Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sandgates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
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- Morganza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Hellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Battle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chaptico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Island Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Budds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Drumcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Mutual
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Aquasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Wicomico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wicomico is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico
- Broomes Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Big Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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