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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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.

  • Melrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Woden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Swift
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Nacogdoches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Appleby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Redfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Chireno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Etoile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fitze
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Denning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
  • Ironosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
    • Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
  • Garrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • Linn Flat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
    • Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Keltys
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keltys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
  • Lufkin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
  • Homer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
  • Pollok
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ora
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Angelina County
  • Huber
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Huber is located in Shelby County
  • Douglass
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Looneyville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Short
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Short is located in Shelby County
  • Wells
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
  • Macune
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
    • Macune is located in San Augustine County
  • Timpson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
    • Timpson is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <3>
  • Caledonia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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