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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>

While we didn't find Arn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Arn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Arn listed first.

  • Munger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reese
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reese is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <2>
  • Gilford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gilford is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Richville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Denmark Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
  • Quanicassee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
  • Melbourne ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Crow Island ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
  • Carrollton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Buena Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Essexville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zilwaukee city
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Frankenmuth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salzburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Salzburg is located in Bay County
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  • Brooks ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooks is located in Bay County
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  • Saginaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
    • Former names for Saginaw:
    • East Saginaw
    • Saginaw City
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  • Bridgeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vassar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Watrousville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
  • Wisner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wisner is located in Tuscola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks has also been known as:
    • Bangor
    • Bank City
  • Frankenlust
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
  • Tuscola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach

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 Arn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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