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 Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Island listed first.
- Double Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Anahuac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Turtle Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Wallisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mont Belvieu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Moss Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Dickinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Marque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Virginia Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Felicia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Ames
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
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 Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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