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 Alston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alston listed first.
- Pori
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pori is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
- Baraga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- L'Anse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pequaming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Sidnaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Chassell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vermilac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Trout Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bruce Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nestoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nestoria is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
- Skanee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Dollar Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ontonagon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oskar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oskar is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
- Ewen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Alston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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