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 in 1895, Elmwood had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Tamarack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Atkinson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Watersmeet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersmeet
- Watersmeet is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watersmeet <4>
- Iron River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <4>
- Stambaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Trout Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
- Kenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Robbins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Amasa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amasa
- Amasa is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amasa <4>
- Sidnaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw
- Sidnaw is located in Houghton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidnaw <4>
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Bruce Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
- Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <4>
- Eagle River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Ewen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
- Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <4>
- Thayer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Crystal Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.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 Elmwood, 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. |