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 Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
- Four Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- McKoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Blackmans Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newton Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Spilona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Dunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Oliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Turlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Beaman Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Godwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Keener
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Micro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 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 Oak Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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