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.
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- India
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Pace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Porters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Conyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Puryear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Whitlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Fort Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
- New Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Danville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- McKinnon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hamlin is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Pottertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
- Cottage Grove
(17 miles [27.4 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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