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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 Oil City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oil City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oil City listed first.

  • Denton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
  • Anthony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in Caroline County
  • Hobbs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
  • Andersontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Andersontown is located in Caroline County
  • Burrsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
  • Greensboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ridgely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Williston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Caroline County
  • Whiteleysburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Caroline County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Griffin
    • From Oil City to Griffin
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Caroline County
  • Hickman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brownsville
    • From Oil City to Brownsville
  • Queen Anne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
    • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <3>
  • Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cordova
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Matthews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Matthews is located in Talbot County
  • American Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
    • American Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Bridgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hollandsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
    • Hollandsville is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Goldsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Agner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
    • Agner is located in Caroline County
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Caroline County
  • Ruthsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
    • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruthsburg
    • From Oil City to Ruthsburg
  • Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Caroline County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grove
    • From Oil City to Grove
  • Henderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
  • Starr
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
    • Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Willoughby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willoughby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
    • Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Willoughby
    • From Oil City to Willoughby

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 Oil City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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