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.
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colfax is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canton is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
- Pruitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pruitt is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Grand Saline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ben Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martins Mill is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Myrtle Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Walton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walton is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Edom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edom is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <2>
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wise is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Mineola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wills Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sylvan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Roddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is also located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Murchison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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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