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 Oak Ridge had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Oak Ridge had a population of 231 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kurreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnsberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Shawneetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Old Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Friedheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Biehle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Burfordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Tilsit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Oriole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Lovejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Brazeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Millheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Neelys Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Altenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
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 Oak Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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