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 Ashland had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bailey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Casnovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newaygo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Moorland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moorland is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Ravenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Englishville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Big Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- White Cloud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alleyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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