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>
Berkshire itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Berkshire, with the one closest to Berkshire listed first.
- Carsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Applegate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Juhl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Sanilac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richmondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Croswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freidberger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Shabbona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
- Minden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Speaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Marlette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Roseburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tyre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wickware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
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 Berkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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