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, Forest Hill had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Summerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Alma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
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- Saint Louis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
- Shepherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Shepherd is located in Isabella County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
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- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
- Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <3>
- Elm Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Strickland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strickland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Beebe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
- Breckenridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <3>
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
- Alembic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Wheeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Midland County
- New Haven Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
- New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - North Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Rathbone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
- Cedar Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Sethton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/
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 Forest Hill, 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. |