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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>

While we didn't find Geels in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Geels. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Geels listed first.

  • Saint Helen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscommon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
    • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <2>
  • Prudenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
    • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <2>
  • Ogemaw Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Damon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pere Cheney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
    • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
    • Center Plains
    • Cheney
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pere Cheney
    • From Geels to Pere Cheney
  • Houghton Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
    • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <2>
  • West Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbells Corners
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Butman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Butman
    • From Geels to Butman
  • Grayling
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meredith
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Selkirk
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
  • Red Oak
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenwood
    • From Geels to Greenwood
  • Mio
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Fletcher
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fletcher
    • From Geels to Fletcher
  • Moorestown
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Star City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
  • McClure
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Gladwin County
  • Moddersville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moddersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
    • Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
  • Alger
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
    • Alger is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <2>
  • Frederic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
  • Stittsville ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stittsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
    • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stittsville
    • From Geels to Stittsville

The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/

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 Geels, 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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