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 Drayton Plains had a population of 590 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Drayton Plains, with the one closest to Drayton Plains listed first.
- Waterford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <3>
- Four Towns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Towns
- From Drayton Plains to Four Towns
- Clarkston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
- Clarkston is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarkston
- From Drayton Plains to Clarkston
- Oxbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From Drayton Plains to Oxbow
- Pontiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pontiac
- From Drayton Plains to Pontiac
- Orchard Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
- Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
- Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
- Orchard Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orchard Lake Village
- From Drayton Plains to Orchard Lake Village
- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From Drayton Plains to Commerce
- White Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Lake
- From Drayton Plains to White Lake
- Davisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisburg
- Davisburg is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Davisburg
- From Drayton Plains to Davisburg
- North Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Farmington
- From Drayton Plains to North Farmington
- Walled Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
- Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walled Lake
- From Drayton Plains to Walled Lake
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Drayton Plains to Franklin
- Goodison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goodison
- From Drayton Plains to Goodison
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxford
- From Drayton Plains to Oxford
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highland
- From Drayton Plains to Highland
- Ortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Ortonville is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ortonville
- From Drayton Plains to Ortonville
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birmingham
- From Drayton Plains to Birmingham
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Drayton Plains to Troy
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rochester
- From Drayton Plains to Rochester
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakwood
- From Drayton Plains to Oakwood
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clyde
- From Drayton Plains to Clyde
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milford
- From Drayton Plains to Milford
- Wixom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
- Wixom is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wixom
- From Drayton Plains to Wixom
- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeville
- From Drayton Plains to Lakeville
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thomas
- From Drayton Plains to Thomas
- Holly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Holly is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holly
- From Drayton Plains to Holly
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
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 Drayton Plains, 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. |