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, Oakdale had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Norbeck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
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- Avenel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
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- Olney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Layhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Derwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ednor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
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- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Redland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
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- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
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- Washington Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Garrett Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laytonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Gaithersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
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- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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