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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>

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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Oakland County
  • Four Towns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Drayton Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
    • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • White Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <3>
  • Walled Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
  • 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
  • Davisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontiac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • New Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • 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 <3>
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Northville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Birmingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ortonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hartland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Green Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
    • Green Oak is located in Livingston County
  • South Lyon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Livingston County

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>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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