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 Ferry had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ferry, with the one closest to Ferry listed first.
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cobmoosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rothbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hesperia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mears
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Volney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Twin Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Pentwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fern
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Wiley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brohman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bitely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- North Muskegon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alleyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- White Cloud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lilley
(22 miles [35.4 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 Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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