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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 Douglas had a population of 404 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Douglas had a population of 1,354 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.

  • Saugatuck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
    • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <3>
  • Ganges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • New Richmond is located in Allegan County
  • Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Allegan County
  • Fennville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Saugatuck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saugatuck
    • East Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Glenn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pearl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
  • Graafschap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bravo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bravo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
    • Bravo is located in Allegan County
  • Hamilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Overisel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overisel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
    • Overisel is located in Allegan County
  • Hawkhead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dunningville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunningville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningville
    • Dunningville is located in Allegan County
  • Lee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Allegan County
  • Zeeland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kibbie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Allegan County
  • Noordeloos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • South Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lacota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Millgrove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
    • Millgrove is located in Allegan County
    • Millgrove has also been known as:
    • Mill Grove
  • Drenthe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Drenthe
    • From Douglas to Drenthe

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Douglas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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