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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 Almena had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Almena, with the one closest to Almena listed first.

  • Mattawan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
    • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <3>
  • Paw Paw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
  • Pine Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
  • Kendall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gobles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oshtemo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alamo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Portage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kalamazoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berlamont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlamont
    • Berlamont is located in Van Buren County
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Breedsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Schoolcraft
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • East Cooper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Cooper
    • From Almena to East Cooper
  • Plainwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Otsego
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bangor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Marcellus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Flowerfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
    • Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Comstock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • McDonald
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • McDonald is located in Van Buren County

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Almena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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