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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oakdale had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oakdale, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.
- Murat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
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- Collierstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
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- Rapps Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Fancy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Zollman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
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- Natural Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
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- Buffalo Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
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- Rocky Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
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- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
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- Balcony Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
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- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
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- Salt Petre Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- South River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
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- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
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- California
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- California is located in Rockbridge County
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- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
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- Longdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
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- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Gala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Eagle Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crane is located in Bath County
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- Glen Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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