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

• Gould
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gould is located in Clay County
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• Valley Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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• Harrison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harrison is located in Clay County
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• Ira
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ira is located in Clay County
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• Procious
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Procious is located in Clay County
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• Strange Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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• Pigeon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
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• Wattsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wattsville is located in Clay County
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• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton is located in Roane County
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• Elmira
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmira is located in Braxton County
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• Lydia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lydia is located in Clay County
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• Stinson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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• Lizemores
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lizemores is located in Clay County
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• Oka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oka is located in Calhoun County
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• Herold
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Herold is located in Braxton County
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• Amma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Amma is located in Roane County
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• Apgah ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Apgah is located in Kanawha County
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• Zela
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Zela is located in Nicholas County
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• Gilboa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
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• Enon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Enon is located in Nicholas County
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• Hookersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
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• Muddlety
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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• Frametown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
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• Sleith ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sleith is located in Braxton County
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• Osbornes Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
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