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

  • New Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Oakwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Hesston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hesston is located in LaPorte County
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  • Union Pier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Otis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Otis is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Holmesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Durham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Durham is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • La Porte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Door Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
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  • Harbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burdick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdick is located in Porter County
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  • Avery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
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  • Sawyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Porter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • New Carlisle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Galien
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • New Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Michiana Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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