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 Oakland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakland listed first.
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dumbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pole Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Atlee Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Walthall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Lorraine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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