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 Alden in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alden. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alden listed first.
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kewadin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barker Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellaire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leetsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Mancelona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Bates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Kalkaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mission
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Torch Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Crofton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Finkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Eastport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Boardman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Alden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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