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 Gowen had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gowen, with the one closest to Gowen listed first.
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trufant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is also located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Amsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amsden is also located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Entrican
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Entrican is also located in Montcalm County
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- Pierson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Howard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amble is also located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Fenwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fenwick is also located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is also located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
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- McBride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Six Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Gowen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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