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

• Woodruff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodruff is located in Cumberland County
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• Bridgeton Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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• Husted
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Husted is located in Cumberland County
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• Seeley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Seeley is located in Cumberland County
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• Centerton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerton is located in Salem County
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• Bridgeton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Gouldtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
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• Rosenhayn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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• Palatine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Palatine is located in Salem County
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• Cohansey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
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• Bowentown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
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• Shirley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shirley is located in Salem County
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• Carmel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmel is located in Cumberland County
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• Friesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friesburg is located in Salem County
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• Roadstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
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• Norma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Norma is located in Salem County
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• Alliance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Alliance is located in Salem County
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• Aldine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aldine is located in Salem County
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• Sheppards Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
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• Fairton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairton is located in Cumberland County
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• Daretown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Daretown is located in Salem County
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• Vineland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Greenwich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
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• South Vineland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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• Paulding
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Paulding is located in Salem County
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• Alloway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alloway is located in Salem County
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