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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oak Ridge had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Oak Ridge had a population of 7,126 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Summerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Belews Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Kernersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Walkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Pine Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellisboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- High Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Browns Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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