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 De Witt had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, De Witt had a population of 4,833 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Gunnisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Riley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
- North Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wacousta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wacousta is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacousta
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Millett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Okemos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Ledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Packard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Laingsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dimondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duplain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 De Witt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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