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 Lake James in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake James. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake James listed first.
- Nevada Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
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- Inverness
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
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- Angola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
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- East Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
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- Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
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- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Branch County (MI)
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- Salem Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
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- Pleasant Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
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- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
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- Greenfield Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
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- Hatmaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
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- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- California is located in Branch County (MI)
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- Brushy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
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- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Mount Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
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- Turkey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
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- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Steuben County
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- Algansee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Algansee is located in Branch County (MI)
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- Mongo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
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- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Bronson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
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 Lake James, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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