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.
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Detroit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Fort Pillow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Gilt Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Burlison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bride
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Mack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Golddust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
- Sans Souci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Nodena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nodena is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Ashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drummonds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rialto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rialto is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Lightfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Carson Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
- Golden Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
- Atoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Henning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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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