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 Alanson had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alanson had a population of 755 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alanson, with the one closest to Alanson listed first.
- Oden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burt Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brutus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ayr is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
- Epsilon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Epsilon is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Kegomic ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kegomic is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
- Bay View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Indian River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petoskey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topinabee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harbor Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rondo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Riggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
- Levering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Wolverine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mullett Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
- Horton Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Bliss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bliss is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Trowbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Carp Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Good Hart
(17 miles [27.4 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 Alanson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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