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)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Filer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tallman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Onekama Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
- 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)
- Onekama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fern
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Wolf Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- 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)
- Pierport is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierport
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. |
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