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 Alba had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alba, with the one closest to Alba listed first.
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mancelona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Chestonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellaire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boyne Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otsego Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Gaylord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snowflake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Leetsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Central Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyne City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Frederic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderbilt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kalkaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Eastport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Torch Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Kewadin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Alba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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