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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 Oakland Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakland Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakland Park listed first.

  • Gastonia
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dallas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bessemer City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McAdenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hardins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hardins is located in Gaston County
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  • Bowling Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County
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  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kings Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Holly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Perry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry is located in Gaston County
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  • Clover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clover is located in York County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
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  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Mountain Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
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  • Iron Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
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  • Bethany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany is located in York County (SC)
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  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bethel is located in York County (SC)
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  • Lucia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucia is located in Gaston County
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  • Crouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
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  • Fancy ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fancy is located in Cleveland County
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  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
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  • Dixie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Paw Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Lowesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
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  • Machpelah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
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  • Cherryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Oakland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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