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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 Oakview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakview listed first.
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Progress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Freeman Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kernersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Glenola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenola is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Guilford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Light
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jimes is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown
(14 miles [22.5 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 Oakview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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