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 Oaklands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oaklands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oaklands listed first.
- Maidens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Cardwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cardwell is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Oilville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Irwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Michaux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Dabneys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Fine Creek Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Johnsons Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Springs
- West View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West View is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Orchid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Subletts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Boscobel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gouldin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Manakin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
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 Oaklands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |