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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>

While we didn't find East China in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East China. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East China listed first.

  • Marine City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Roberts Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Landing
    • Roberts Landing is located in Saint Clair County
  • Starville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adair
    • From East China to Adair
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <2>
  • Algonac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rattle Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
    • Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Casco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Casco is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <2>
  • Marysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Anchorville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Smiths Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belle River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Baltimore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kimball
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Port Huron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
    • Former names for New Haven:
    • New Baltimore Station
    • New Haven Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
  • Thornton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
  • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lambs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadhams
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wadhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
    • Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wadhams
    • From East China to Wadhams
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Macomb County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milton
    • From East China to Milton
  • Memphis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Former name for Memphis:
    • Well's Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.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 East China, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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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