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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 in 1895, Cobmoosa had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elbridge
    • From Cobmoosa to Elbridge
  • Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
    • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
  • Volney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Newaygo County
  • Hart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
  • Shelby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hesperia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
  • New Era
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • New Era is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <4>
  • Mears
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fern
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Rothbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wiley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pentwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Aetna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Mason County
  • Bitely
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Holton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Holton is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
    • Former name for Fremont:
    • Fremont Center
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
  • Brohman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lilley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
    • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lilley
    • From Cobmoosa to Lilley
  • Montague
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
  • Whitehall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Custer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Scottville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Amber
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Brookside
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brookside
    • From Cobmoosa to Brookside

The official website for Oceana County: www.oceana.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 Cobmoosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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