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 Oil City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oil City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oil City listed first.
- Shannondale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Keytesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- New Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- West Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Steinmetz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Gilliam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Clifton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Yates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Prairie Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Thomas Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Indian Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Oil City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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