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 Oakdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Great River
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Sayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
- Bohemia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Islip
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bayport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ronkonkoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central Islip
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fire Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patchogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hauppauge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Patchogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
- Lake Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smithtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Selden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Commack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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