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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oral had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oral, with the one closest to Oral listed first.
- Cave Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Eaton Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adolphus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adolphus is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
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- Bear ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Kries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
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- Virtue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Unitia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
- Disco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Elverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- DeArmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Griffitts ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffitts is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffitts
- Kiser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Scarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Scandlyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
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 Oral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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