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 Elm Flats in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elm Flats. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elm Flats listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scottville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Custer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amber
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tallman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Free Soil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Ludington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Sauble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stronach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
- Filer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Eastlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manistee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pentwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Irons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Hart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Elm Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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