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>
Batcheller itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Batcheller, with the one closest to Batcheller listed first.
- Tallman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sauble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Free Soil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Irons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Stronach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
- Filer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manistee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pentwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Volney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Lilley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nirvana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Batcheller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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