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 Altona had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altona, with the one closest to Altona listed first.
- Rustford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Sylvester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Mecosta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stanwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Remus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Six Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Howard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Chippewa Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trufant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Langston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Entrican
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Edmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horr is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
- Big Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Pierson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
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 Altona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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