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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 Birch Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Birch Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Birch Beach listed first.

  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
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  • Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jeddo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • Blaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Lakeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
    • Former name for Lakeport:
    • Milwaukee City
  • Croswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Street
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fargo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
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  • Atkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Roseburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
  • Ruby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Applegate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Avoca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Abbotsford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Wadhams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
  • Speaker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
  • Yale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
  • Brockway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Port Sanilac
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Peck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Peck is located in Sanilac County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Thornton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
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  • Port Huron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodells
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
  • Kimball
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Carsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cash
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
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  • Melvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people

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 Birch Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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