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 Oxbow had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oxbow, with the one closest to Oxbow listed first.
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From Oxbow to Commerce
- Four Towns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Towns
- From Oxbow to Four Towns
- Drayton Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drayton Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
- Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drayton Plains
- From Oxbow to Drayton Plains
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
- White Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Lake
- From Oxbow to White Lake
- Walled Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
- Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walled Lake
- From Oxbow to Walled Lake
- Orchard Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
- Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
- Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
- Orchard Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orchard Lake Village
- From Oxbow to Orchard Lake Village
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milford
- From Oxbow to Milford
- Clarkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
- Clarkston is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarkston
- From Oxbow to Clarkston
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highland
- From Oxbow to Highland
- Wixom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
- Wixom is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wixom
- From Oxbow to Wixom
- North Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Farmington
- From Oxbow to North Farmington
- Davisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisburg
- Davisburg is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Davisburg
- From Oxbow to Davisburg
- Pontiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pontiac
- From Oxbow to Pontiac
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clyde
- From Oxbow to Clyde
- New Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hudson
- New Hudson is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hudson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Hudson
- From Oxbow to New Hudson
- Novi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
- Novi is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Novi
- From Oxbow to Novi
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Oxbow to Franklin
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmington
- From Oxbow to Farmington
- Holly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Holly is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holly
- From Oxbow to Holly
- Northville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Northville is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northville
- From Oxbow to Northville
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birmingham
- From Oxbow to Birmingham
- Ortonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Ortonville is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ortonville
- From Oxbow to Ortonville
- Hartland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartland
- From Oxbow to Hartland
- Green Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Green Oak is located in Livingston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green Oak
- From Oxbow to Green Oak
- South Lyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
- South Lyon is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Lyon
- From Oxbow to South Lyon
- Tyrone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyrone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tyrone
- From Oxbow to Tyrone
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Oxbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |