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 Central Lake had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Central Lake had a population of 942 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Central Lake, with the one closest to Central Lake listed first.
- Snowflake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Torch Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Creswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Eastport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- East Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Chestonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Kewadin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Old Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Ironton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Antrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Mancelona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyne City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <2>
- Omena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
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 Central Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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