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 in 1895, Oakland had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakland, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Spring Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Justice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Stanhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Mapleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gold Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Elm City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Moulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Connor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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