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.
- Sweet Lips
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McNairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McNairy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNairy
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Middle Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Bethel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Deanburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Beech Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Pine Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Morris Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morris Chapel is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel
- Rose Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Life
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Life is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
- Selmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Fern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Crucifer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
- Malesus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Medon
(16 miles [25.7 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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