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

  • Como
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Medicine Bow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbon is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Hanna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilcox
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilcox is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Elk Mountain
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Dana
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Harper
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harper is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper

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