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 Big Beaver had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

Clawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Clawson is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clawson <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clawson
- From Big Beaver to Clawson
Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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- Troy is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Big Beaver to Troy
Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birmingham
- From Big Beaver to Birmingham
Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Royal Oak
- From Big Beaver to Royal Oak
Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
- Former names for Utica:
- Hog Hollow
- McDougalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utica
- From Big Beaver to Utica
Southfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Southfield is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southfield
- From Big Beaver to Southfield
Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Rochester is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochester
- From Big Beaver to Rochester
Cady ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cady
- From Big Beaver to Cady
Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Big Beaver to Franklin
Fraser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Fraser is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <2>
Disco ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Macomb County
- Former name for Disco:
- Whiskey Center
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Disco
- From Big Beaver to Disco
Shelby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelby
- From Big Beaver to Shelby
Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pontiac
- From Big Beaver to Pontiac
Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highland Park
- From Big Beaver to Highland Park
Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roseville
- From Big Beaver to Roseville
Conners Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conners Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
- Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
Waldenburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
- Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waldenburg
- From Big Beaver to Waldenburg
Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Macomb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washington
- From Big Beaver to Washington
Orchard Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
- Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
- Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
- Orchard Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orchard Lake Village
- From Big Beaver to Orchard Lake Village
Goodison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goodison
- From Big Beaver to Goodison
North Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Farmington
- From Big Beaver to North Farmington
Mount Clemens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Clemens
- From Big Beaver to Mount Clemens
Macomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in Macomb County
- Macomb has also been known as:
- Macomb Corners
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Macomb
- From Big Beaver to Macomb
Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Vernon
- From Big Beaver to Mount Vernon

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Big Beaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.