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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 Forester had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forester, with the one closest to Forester listed first.

  • Richmondville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Port Sanilac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
    • Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <3>
  • Carsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deckerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
    • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <3>
  • Applegate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forestville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berkshire
    • From Forester to Berkshire
  • Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Sanilac County
  • Palms
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cash
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cash
    • From Forester to Cash
  • Croswell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Minden City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ruth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Huron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <3>
  • Elmer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Parisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
    • Parisville is located in Huron County
  • Argyle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Huron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Helena
    • From Forester to Helena
  • Freidberger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freidberger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
    • Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
  • Peck
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyre
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Juhl
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
    • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Juhl
    • From Forester to Juhl
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cumber
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
    • Cumber is located in Sanilac County

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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 Forester, 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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