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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chauncey had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.

  • Belmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alpine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Alpine is also located in Kent County
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  • Ada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Parnell is also located in Kent County
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  • Edgerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Edgerton is also located in Kent County
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  • Grand Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grattan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grattan is also located in Kent County
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  • Englishville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Englishville is also located in Kent County
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  • East Paris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Paris is also located in Kent County
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  • Cascade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cascade is also located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Alton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alton is also located in Kent County
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  • Sheffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sheffield is also located in Kent County
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  • Cedar Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kinney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kinney is also located in Kent County
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  • Harvard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard is also located in Kent County
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  • Evans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans is also located in Kent County
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  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta is also located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
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  • Fallassburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fallassburg is also located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
  • Whitneyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whitneyville is also located in Kent County
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  • Lowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell is also located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>
  • Lisbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is also located in Kent County
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  • Wright
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
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  • Tallmadge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
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  • Grandville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dutton is also located in Kent County
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  • Alaska
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Alaska is also located in Kent County
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  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Reno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Reno is located in Ottawa County
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  • Herrington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Herrington is located in Ottawa County
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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 Chauncey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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