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 Bronson had a population of 875 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bronson had a population of 2,298 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bronson, with the one closest to Bronson listed first.
- Hatmaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matteson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Batavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Greenfield Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Colon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <2>
- Fawn River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Findley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Hodunk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mongo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Factoryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leonidas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nottawa
(13 miles [20.9 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 Bronson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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