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 Oakland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Alderbranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Neches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- New Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Weches
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Mixon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Wells Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Douglass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Glenfawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Bullard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Troup
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Elkhart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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