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 Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Baxter Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Empire City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Neutral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Spurgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Belfast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Keelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Saginaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Mill Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Tipton Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- East Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Tiff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Tuckahoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Thoms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Crestline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |