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

Birmingham
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birmingham
- From Charing Cross to Birmingham
Clawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Clawson is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clawson <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clawson
- From Charing Cross to Clawson
Big Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Beaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Beaver
- From Charing Cross to Big Beaver
Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Charing Cross to Troy
Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Charing Cross to Franklin
Pontiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pontiac
- From Charing Cross to Pontiac
Southfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southfield
- From Charing Cross to Southfield
Royal Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Royal Oak
- From Charing Cross to Royal Oak
Orchard Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
- Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
- Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
- Orchard Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orchard Lake Village
- From Charing Cross to Orchard Lake Village
North Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Farmington
- From Charing Cross to North Farmington
Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochester
- From Charing Cross to Rochester
Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmington
- From Charing Cross to Farmington
Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
- Former names for Utica:
- Hog Hollow
- McDougalville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utica
- From Charing Cross to Utica
Four Towns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Towns
- From Charing Cross to Four Towns
Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
Shelby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelby
- From Charing Cross to Shelby
Goodison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goodison
- From Charing Cross to Goodison
Drayton Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drayton Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
- Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drayton Plains
- From Charing Cross to Drayton Plains
Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highland Park
- From Charing Cross to Highland Park
Disco ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Macomb County
- Former name for Disco:
- Whiskey Center
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Disco
- From Charing Cross to Disco
Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
Redford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Redford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <2>
Beech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beech
- From Charing Cross to Beech
Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Oak is located in Wayne County
Cady ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Cady is located in Macomb County
- Cady has also been known as:
- Cady's Corner
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cady
- From Charing Cross to Cady
Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Macomb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washington
- From Charing Cross to Washington
Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Vernon
- From Charing Cross to Mount Vernon
Oxbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From Charing Cross to Oxbow
Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From Charing Cross to Commerce
Walled Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
- Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walled Lake
- From Charing Cross to Walled Lake

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Charing Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.