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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, Belsay had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Belsay, with the one closest to Belsay listed first.

  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
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  • Genesee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Atlas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
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  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
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  • Grand Blanc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
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  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rankin is located in Genesee County
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  • Hadley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Otisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Swartz Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Run is located in Genesee County
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  • Clio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio is located in Genesee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
  • Flushing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
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  • Lapeer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Columbiaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ortonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
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  • Brent Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
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  • Fenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
  • Metamora
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Belsay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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