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 in 1895, Bitely had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bitely, with the one closest to Bitely listed first.
- Lilley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brohman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hawkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nirvana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alleyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- White Cloud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hesperia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobmoosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Elbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Big Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Big Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reed City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Tallman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sauble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orono ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Bitely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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