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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Hillsborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Efland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laws
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Fairntosh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Bahama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mebane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Rougemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Hurdle Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Gordonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Prospect Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Hawfields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Brassfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Cozart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Corbett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Knap of Reeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Mount Tirzah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Bushy Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
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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