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 Light Oak in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Light Oak. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Light Oak listed first.
- Stubbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durbro was located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Shelby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fancy was located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel was located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Earl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Double Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Double Shoals is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Beam Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beam Mill is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinsville was located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Bessemer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campcall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campcall is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Lattimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lattimore is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Fallston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville was located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Brook was located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Belwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belwood is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Crouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Orleans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is also located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
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 Light Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |