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, Fern had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fern, with the one closest to Fern listed first.
- Wiley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Crystal Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Custer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
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- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottville is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
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- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Pentwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
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- Tallman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
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- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
- Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobmoosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ludington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
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- Volney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
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- Mears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sauble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sauble is located in Lake County
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- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Free Soil
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bitely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lilley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
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 Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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