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 in 1895, Bates had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bates, with the one closest to Bates listed first.
- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Barker Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Elk Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Traverse City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Kewadin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Boardman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Kingsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kalkaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Old Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fife Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leetsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Keswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keswick is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Summit City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Monroe Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Hannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
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 Bates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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