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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 Free Soil had a population of 306 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Free Soil had a population of 144 people.

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

  • Fountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stronach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
    • Stronach is located in Manistee County
  • Batcheller ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batcheller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
    • Batcheller is located in Mason County
    • Batcheller has also been known as:
    • Turtle Lake
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Batcheller
    • From Free Soil to Batcheller
  • Filer City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Mason County
    • Tallman has also been known as:
    • Weaver
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tallman
    • From Free Soil to Tallman
  • Oak Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Custer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Eastlake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Amber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sauble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sauble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
    • Sauble is located in Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sauble
    • From Free Soil to Sauble
  • Manistee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Irons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ludington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Mason County
  • Onekama Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
    • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wiley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chief Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chief Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chief Lake
    • From Free Soil to Chief Lake
  • Onekama
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
    • Onekama is located in Manistee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <2>
  • Fern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Wolf Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
  • Bear Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierport
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierport
    • Pierport is located in Manistee County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Free Soil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Free Soil, 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.
<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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