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 Dowagiac had a population of 2,806 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dowagiac had a population of 5,565 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dowagiac, with the one closest to Dowagiac listed first.
- La Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pokagon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Cassopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Berrien Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Volinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Volinia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
- Naomi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wakelee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berrien Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spinks Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Corners
- Sodus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Former name for Adamsville:
- Sage's Mill
- Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marcellus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millburg is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg
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 Dowagiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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