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 Grand Rapids had a population of 60,278 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grand Rapids had a population of 200,031 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Rapids, with the one closest to Grand Rapids listed first.
- Grandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paris
- Kinney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chauncey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tallmadge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byron Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrington is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
- Englishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cannonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Bauer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alaska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Whitneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitneyville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pearline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pearline is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
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 Grand Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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