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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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley is located in Mason County
    • Wiley has also been known as:
    • Wileys
  • Crystal Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
    • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
  • Custer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
  • Riverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Mason County
  • Scottville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <3>
  • Amber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Mason County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
    • Sugar Grove has also been known as:
    • Clark's Corners
  • Elbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
  • Tallman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Mason County
    • Tallman has also been known as:
    • Weaver
  • Batcheller ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batcheller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
    • Batcheller is located in Mason County
    • Batcheller has also been known as:
    • Turtle Lake
  • Hart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
  • Cobmoosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
    • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buttersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
    • Buttersville is located in Mason County
  • Volney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Newaygo County
  • Mears
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sauble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
    • Sauble is located in Lake County
  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
    • Ferry is located in Oceana County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
    • Lilley is located in Newaygo County

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 Fern, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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