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 Alaska had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alaska, with the one closest to Alaska listed first.
- Labarge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Labarge is located in Kent County
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- Whitneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitneyville is located in Kent County
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- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
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- Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
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- East Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
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- Ada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
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- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
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- Irving
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Irving is located in Barry County
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- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
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- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Kent County
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- Moline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
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- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowens Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
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- Fallassburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
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- Grand Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byron Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Kent County
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- Dorr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
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- Saranac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
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- Cannonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Alaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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