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 Plainfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plainfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plainfield listed first.
- Terre Coupee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
- New Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crumstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Galien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Rolling Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Three Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hesston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Fish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stillwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- New Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nutwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Glendora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Sawyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Union Pier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Porte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Niles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <2>
- New Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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