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 Oval in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oval. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oval listed first.
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Obids
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Wagoner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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- Stony Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Soda Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Triplett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
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- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
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- Nathans Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Meat Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Norris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Parsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Ore Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
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- Fig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
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- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
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- Transou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
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- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Wilbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Vannoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
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- Roten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
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- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe 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 Oval, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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