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>
While we didn't find Big Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Bend listed first.
- Big Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Croton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Morley is located in Mecosta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <3>
- Borland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Stanwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
- Stanwood is located in Mecosta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <3>
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- White Cloud is located in Newaygo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Cloud <3>
- Howard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
- Howard City is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <3>
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Alleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Amble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Rustford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Newaygo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
- Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <3>
- Altona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Big Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
- Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <3>
- Pierson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Pierson is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <3>
- Coral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Coral is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral <3>
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Sand Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Sand Lake is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <3>
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <3>
- Sylvester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <3>
- Brohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Newaygo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |