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 Oak Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
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- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
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- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Harwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Sandstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandstone is located in Vernon County
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- Virgil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
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- Montevallo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
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- Ketterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
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- Milo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Schell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellamy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
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- Filley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
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- Lebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
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- Tiffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
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- Pape
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
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- Taberville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
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- Zodiac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
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- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
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- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Carbon Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
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- Prairie City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Sheldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
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- Oyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Temple ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
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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