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 Prairie had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Prairie, with the one closest to Big Prairie listed first.
- Croton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- White Cloud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Newaygo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Borland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Stanwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Amble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Big Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brohman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Aetna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rustford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Sand Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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