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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 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.

  • Rileyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimball
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kimball is located in Page County
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  • Compton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Compton is located in Page County
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  • Luray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Carmel is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Stony Man
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stony Man is located in Page County
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  • Bentonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Fountains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Leaksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaksville is located in Page County
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  • Ida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ida is located in Page County
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  • Browntown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Browntown is located in Warren County
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  • Willow Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Edinburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marksville is located in Page County
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  • Sperryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rediviva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
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  • Woodstock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Limeton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limeton is located in Warren County
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  • Dilbeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Hawkinstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alma is located in Page County
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  • Calvary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Mount Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Maurertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Honeyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeyville is located in Page County
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  • Nethers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nethers is located in Madison County
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  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Rinkerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
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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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