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.
- Voorhies
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Napier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Strathmore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strathmore is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmore
- Hohenwald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Henryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Kimmins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Summertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crestview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Aetna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ethridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Pleasantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Moon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Lawrenceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Knob Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Deans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deans is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
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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