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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>

Oak Creek itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Creek, with the one closest to Oak Creek listed first.

  • Glide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseburg is also located in Douglas County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,493 people
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  • Wilbur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Peel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Peel is also located in Douglas County
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  • Green
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Green is also located in Douglas County
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  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stephens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stephens is also located in Douglas County
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  • Melrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Melrose is also located in Douglas County
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  • Cleveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland is also located in Douglas County
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  • Lookingglass
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lookingglass is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
  • Ruckles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruckles is also located in Douglas County
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  • Brockway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockway is also located in Douglas County
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  • Coles Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coles Valley is also located in Douglas County
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  • Myrtle Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Isadore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Isadore is also located in Douglas County
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  • Millwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Millwood is also located in Douglas County
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  • Rice Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elkhead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elkhead is also located in Douglas County
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  • Days Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Tenmile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Reston is also located in Douglas County
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  • Olalla
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Olalla is also located in Douglas County
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  • Riddle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Riddle is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
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  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Perdue was located in Douglas County
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  • Yoncalla
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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