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

  • Rutersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
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  • Warrenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
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  • Waldeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
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  • Joiner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
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  • Nechanitz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
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  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
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  • Ellinger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
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  • Warda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ledbetter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • La Bahia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
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  • Ammannsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
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  • Frelsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
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  • Latium
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
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  • Swiss Alp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
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  • Industry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenvine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
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  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
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  • O'Quinn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
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  • Welcome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
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  • West Point
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Oldenburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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