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 The Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Oaks listed first.
- Atlantic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Temperanceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Hallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Mappsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mearsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Nelsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Modest Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloxom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Messongo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Gargatha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Belinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hopeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Metompkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Welbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Parksley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Justisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Pastoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
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 The Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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