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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.
- Tracy City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Monteagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Whitwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gruetli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Sequatchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Shirleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Sewanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Daus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Beersheba Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Sherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Tarlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Prairie Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Long Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Stanley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
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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