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 Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Browns Store
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Wicomico Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
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- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Northumberland County
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- Heathsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mila
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mila is located in Northumberland County
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- Lilian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lilian is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilian
- Fairport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Northumberland County
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- Litwalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
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- Merry Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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- Bundick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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- Reedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ophelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mollusk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmarnock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
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- Sunnybank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
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- Lottsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
- Monaskon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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- Downings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
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- Ottoman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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- Farnham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
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- Millenbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
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- Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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