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 Rapids had a population of 5,303 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Big Rapids had a population of 10,408 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Rapids, with the one closest to Big Rapids listed first.
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rodney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hawkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reed City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Mecosta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Morley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rustford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orono ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Cloud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alleyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Amble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Remus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Evart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nirvana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lilley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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