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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>

While we didn't find Oak View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak View listed first.

  • Chick Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
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  • Taylors
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fairview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Greer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
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  • Batesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Batesville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Pelham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelham is located in Greenville County
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  • Sandy Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
  • O'Neal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • O'Neal is located in Greenville County
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  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
  • Mauldin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <2>
  • Mitchell ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell is located in Greenville County
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  • Travelers Rest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Taho ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Taho is located in Greenville County
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  • Reidville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wellford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • White Horse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Horse is located in Greenville County
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  • Cashville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Tigerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tyger ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyger is located in Greenville County
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  • Highland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Greenville County
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  • Simpsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Andover ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Andover is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Mount Zion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Campton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Campton is located in Spartanburg County
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  • Inman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
  • Gowensville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gowensville is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
  • Lima
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lima is located in Greenville County
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  • Marietta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glassy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Glassy is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy

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