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 Red Oak had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Red Oak had a population of 3,492 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Red Oak, with the one closest to Red Oak listed first.
- Hilliardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Dukes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Nashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Battleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Ita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Whitakers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Spring Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Justice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Stanhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Penelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Elm City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Heathsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
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 Red Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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