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 Ferrysburg had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ferrysburg had a population of 3,022 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ferrysburg, with the one closest to Ferrysburg listed first.
- Grand Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fruitport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cloverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
- Agnew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Agnew is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Muskegon Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Muskegon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Muskegon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dennison is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Olive Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
- Eastmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
- Coopersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moorland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moorland is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Pearline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearline is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
- Lamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- New Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Borculo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borculo is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo
- Conklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Ferrysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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