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 Custer had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Custer had a population of 284 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Custer, with the one closest to Custer listed first.
- Scottville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tallman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amber
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Wiley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Free Soil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ludington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Sauble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pentwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stronach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cobmoosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Irons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manistee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Volney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
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 Custer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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