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 Oakland had a population of 1,046 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oakland had a population of 1,803 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Mountain Lake Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Hutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Kearney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Terra Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gorman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gormania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gormania is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eglon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eglon is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Bayard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dority
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dority is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Horse Shoe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cranesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Amblersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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