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 Empire had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Empire had a population of 375 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Empire, with the one closest to Empire listed first.
- Burdickville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Arbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Maple City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Benzonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Bendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Interlochen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nessen City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Traverse City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keswick is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- North Manitou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Copemish
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Suttons Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Empire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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