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 Athens had a population of 441 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Athens had a population of 996 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Factoryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Pine Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
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- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Sherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Leonidas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Colon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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- West Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Matteson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
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- Hodunk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
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- Sonoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
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- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
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- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Tekonsha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pavilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
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- Bronson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wasepi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Nottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Findley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ceresco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Vicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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