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)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Croton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Borland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Stanwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Howard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Alleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Amble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Rustford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Big Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newaygo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Pierson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sand Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |