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, Beacon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon, with the one closest to Beacon listed first.
- Champion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clowry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Michigamme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Diorite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Witbeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Ishpeming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nestoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- National Mine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- National Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
- Winthrop Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ishpeming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Negaunee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Floodwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Vermilac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Skanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marquette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- L'Anse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amasa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sagola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Beacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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