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, Fountain had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fountain had a population of 198 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain, with the one closest to Fountain listed first.
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Soil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sauble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Stronach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
- Filer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manistee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Crystal Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onekama Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
- Chief Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pentwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Onekama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 Fountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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