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 Fair Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fair Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Fairfax
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sideburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Fairfax Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Merrifield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Pender
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Annandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Loring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Lewinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Kenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Baileys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Occoquan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Cropley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Great Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
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 Fair Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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