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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 Dowling had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lacey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Barry County
  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedar Creek
    • From Dowling to Cedar Creek
  • Banfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Assyria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assyria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria
    • Assyria is located in Barry County
  • Morgan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Barry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morgan
    • From Dowling to Morgan
  • Cloverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Delton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hastings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
  • Prairieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Coats Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
    • Coats Grove is located in Barry County
  • Cressey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cressey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
    • Cressey is located in Barry County
  • Yorkville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yorkville
    • From Dowling to Yorkville
  • Kalamo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalamo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo
    • Kalamo is located in Eaton County
  • Bellevue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
  • Vermontville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
    • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <4>
  • Richland Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
    • Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
  • Battle Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Irving
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Doster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doster
    • From Dowling to Doster
  • Woodland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
    • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hooper
    • From Dowling to Hooper

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.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 Dowling, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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