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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Detroit had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Abilene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Sutphen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Navarre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Talmage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Solomon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Alida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Niles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Longford
(19 miles [30.6 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 Detroit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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