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 in 1895, Oak had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oak, with the one closest to Oak listed first.
- Round Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Round Bottom is also located in Monroe County
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- Cameron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cameron is also located in Monroe County
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- Laings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laings is also located in Monroe County
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- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morton is also located in Monroe County
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- Goodwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is also located in Monroe County
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- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarington is also located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Altitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altitude is also located in Monroe County
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- Benwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is also located in Monroe County
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- Mount Carrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carrick is also located in Monroe County
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- Dairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dairy is also located in Monroe County
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- Hannibal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannibal is also located in Monroe County
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- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is also located in Monroe County
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- Duffy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy is also located in Monroe County
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- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Woodlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlands is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Switzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Switzer is also located in Monroe County
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- Bingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bingham is also located in Monroe County
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- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is also located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Alexis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is also located in Monroe County
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- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Griffith is also located in Monroe County
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- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Cresap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cresap is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Beallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville is also located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark is also located in Monroe County
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- Woodsfield
(9 miles [14.5 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 Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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