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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 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.

  • Chatham
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chatham is also located in Pittsylvania County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Weal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Weal is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Dry Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dry Fork is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Whittles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Whittles is also located in Pittsylvania County
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    • Whittles has also been known as:
    • Whittle's Depot
    • Whittle's Station
  • Spring Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Garden is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Shockoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shockoe is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Sonans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sonans is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Galveston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Galveston is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Banister
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Banister is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pleasant Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Gap is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Keeling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeling is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Chalk Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalk Level is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Ray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Whitmell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitmell is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pullens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pullens is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Callands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Callands is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Swansonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Swansonville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Kentuck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kentuck is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pickaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pickaway is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Toshes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Toshes is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Worlds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Worlds is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pittsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Peytonsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Peytonsburg is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Vance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Mount Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Cross is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Laurel Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Grove is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Ingram
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ingram is located in Halifax County
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  • Riceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riceville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Museville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Museville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Grady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grady is also located in Pittsylvania 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 Oakland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.