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 Bay City had a population of 27,839 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bay City had a population of 32,435 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bay City, with the one closest to Bay City listed first.
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Banks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Essexville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frankenlust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kawkawlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zilwaukee city
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quanicassee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quanicassee is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanicassee
- Saginaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fisherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wisner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wisner is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
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 Bay City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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