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.
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beverly is also located in Knox County
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- Smithwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smithwood is also located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Caswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
- Fountain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Maloneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maloneyville is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayo was located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McMillan is also located in Knox County
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- Halls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Crossroads is also located in Knox County
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- Mynatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mynatt is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynatt
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston was located in Knox County
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- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Wooddale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wooddale is also located in Knox County
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- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highpoint was located in Knox County
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- Dante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dante is also located in Knox County
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- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mascot is also located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Skaggston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggston is also located in Knox County
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- Pedigo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pedigo is also located in Knox County
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- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is also located in Knox County
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- Graveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graveston is also located in Knox County
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- Shooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shooks is also located in Knox County
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- Bayless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayless was located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Lyonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyonton is also located in Knox County
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- House Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- House Mountain was located in Knox County
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- Corryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twinville is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
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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