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 Oakwood had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakwood, with the one closest to Oakwood listed first.
- Thomas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Hunters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leonard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodrich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Drayton Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lapeer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Davisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pontiac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Blanc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Oakwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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