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 Alma had a population of 1,655 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alma had a population of 8,807 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beebe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beebe is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Summerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elm Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Haven Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
- North Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Rathbone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Sethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sethton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
- Sickles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Strickland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perrinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Pompeii
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
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 Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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