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 Deford had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Deford, with the one closest to Deford listed first.
- Wilmot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cass City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
- Ellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellington is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- East Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
- Gagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wickware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
- Colwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wahjamega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cumber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- Mayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freidberger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Juhl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watrousville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Juniata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove
(17 miles [27.4 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 Deford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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