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 Belle River had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Belle River, with the one closest to Belle River listed first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rattle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Lambs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smiths Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anchorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Armada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Riley Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Emmett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Belle River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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