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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Atlas had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.

  • Goodrich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Blanc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Belsay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belsay is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
  • Hadley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Farmers Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
  • Flint
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
  • Holly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
  • Oakwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Rankin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rankin is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Davisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Genesee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Metamora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Lapeer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Fenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Morris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Swartz Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clarkston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
  • Otisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Atlas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.