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>
Fort Gratiot itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 2,832 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gratiot, with the one closest to Fort Gratiot listed first.
- Port Huron
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Huron
- Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Huron <2>
- Wadhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
- North Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street
- North Street is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Street <2>
- Kimball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
- Lakeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
- Former name for Lakeport:
- Milwaukee City
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Smiths Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Smiths Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Creek <2>
- Abbotsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
- Rattle Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <2>
- Goodells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lambs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Avoca is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Amadore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
- Amadore is located in Sanilac County
- Belle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
- Emmett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
- Marine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <2>
- Brockway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/
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 Fort Gratiot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |