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 Colon had a population of 489 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colon had a population of 1,155 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colon, with the one closest to Colon listed first.
- Fairfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Leonidas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Findley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Sherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Matteson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Matteson is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Wasepi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Nottawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bronson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Hatmaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hodunk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Pine Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Greenfield Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- East Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Vicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 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 Colon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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