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 Oakdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Elkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Ready Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Boomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Adley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Moravian Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millers Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Yadkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Cricket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Darby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Draco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
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- Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Buffalo Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Fairplains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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