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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 Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Petra Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Sawmills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Lenoir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Granite Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Baton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Yadkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Gamewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Elkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Rutherford College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penelope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Taylorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Hill, 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. |
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