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, Five Lakes had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Five Lakes, with the one closest to Five Lakes listed first.
- Kings Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Lum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- North Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lapeer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goodland is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Columbiaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Fostoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Hunters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Imlay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Otter Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Thornville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Brown City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Metamora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Capac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
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 Five Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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