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 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)
- Wadhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Smiths Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbotsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rattle Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lambs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brockway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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. |
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