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, Black Oak had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
- Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Bier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
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- Rawlings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeses Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Lonaconing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Pinto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Westernport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Virginia Central Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ocean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Cresaptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Carlos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Headsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Brady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
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- Vale Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Borden Shaft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Warnocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Windom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Frostburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Clarysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Eckhart Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
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 Black Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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