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 Oakton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakton listed first.
- Esrom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esrom is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esrom
- Iantha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iantha is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iantha
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Lamar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kenoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Malty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malty is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
- Verdella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verdella is located in Barton County
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- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Mindenmines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hannon is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon
- Medoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Alba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Golden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cornell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Opolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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