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

  • Au Gres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alabaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • McIvor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McIvor is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
  • Omer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Tawas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Arenac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arenac is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
  • East Tawas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Whittemore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Caseville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Prescott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Standish
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bay Port
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Melita
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Worth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Worth is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
  • Wilber
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Sterling
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Berne
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Berne is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Hale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pigeon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinconning
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sebewaing
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Kilmanagh
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
  • Au Sable
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
  • Pinnebog
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
  • Oscoda
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alger
    (26 miles [41.8 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 Birchwood Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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