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 Grand Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grand Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Tallmadge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lamont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Pearline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Bauer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Allendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <3>
- Kinney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Eastmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
- Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
- South Blendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jenison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenison
- Jenison is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenison <3>
- Herrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
- Herrington is located in Ottawa County
- Hudsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <3>
- Grandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
- Grandville is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <3>
- Coopersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <3>
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Borculo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Wright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Ottawa County
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Zutphen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Grand Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Conklin is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conklin <3>
- Robinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Olive Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
- Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
- Vriesland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/
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 Grand Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |