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

  • Evergreen Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
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  • Aldie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Gilead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Loudoun County
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  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Loudoun County
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  • Woodburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodburn is located in Loudoun County
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  • North Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Fork is located in Loudoun County
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  • Mountville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mountville is located in Loudoun County
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  • Lenah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenah is located in Loudoun County
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  • Hughesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
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  • Waxpool
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
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  • Ryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ryan is located in Loudoun County
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  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Philomont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middleburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arcola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Loudoun County
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  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clarks Gap is located in Loudoun County
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  • Landmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
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  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
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  • Purcellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Silcott Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
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  • Edwards Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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  • Unison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Unison is located in Loudoun County
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  • Halfway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
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  • Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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  • Waterford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Round Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield is located in Loudoun County
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  • Welbourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Welbourne is located in Loudoun 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 Oatlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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