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 Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
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- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Bridle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
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- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
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- Flat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
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- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
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- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Trout Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nathans Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Furches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County (NC)
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- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
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- Elk Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wagoner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Ore Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Transou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Laurel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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