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 River Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Fingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Campton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Inman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Campobello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairforest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Spartanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Cowpens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gowensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 River Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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