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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 Oakpark in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakpark. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakpark listed first.

  • Locust Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Twymans Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
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  • Leon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pratts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
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  • Rapidan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
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  • Haywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Haywood is located in Madison County
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  • Rochelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Winston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Winston is located in Culpeper County
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  • Liberty Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
  • Criglersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Criglersville is located in Madison County
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  • Nasons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nasons is located in Orange County
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  • Wolftown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dawsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
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  • Somerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Madison Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Madison Run is located in Orange County
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  • Grassland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grassland is located in Orange County
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  • Raccoon Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
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  • Culpeper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman is located in Culpeper County
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  • Slate Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
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  • Graves Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • True Blue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • True Blue is located in Orange County
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  • Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Oakpark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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