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 Elbow Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elbow Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elbow Lake listed first.
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Ogemaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <2>
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Selkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Alger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Alger is located in Arenac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <2>
- Melita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Maple Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Campbells Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- West Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <2>
- Whittemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Whittemore is located in Iosco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <2>
- Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Arenac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Omer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Ogemaw Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogemaw Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Standish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Standish is located in Arenac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
- Arenac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hale <2>
- Long Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <2>
- McIvor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Worth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Au Gres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Gres
- Au Gres is located in Arenac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Gres <2>
- Damon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
- Damon is located in Ogemaw County
- Saint Helen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helen
- Saint Helen is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helen <2>
- Butman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - McClure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Rhodes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Mount Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Nine Mile
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Alabaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
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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 Elbow Lake, 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. |