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 Decatur had a population of 1,109 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 1,716 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Volinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Volinia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
- Lawton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Dowagiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cassopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Almena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Naomi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Jones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flowerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Toquin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toquin is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquin
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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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