RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Clare County >> Harrison >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan





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 Harrison had a population of 752 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harrison had a population of 2,062 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.

  • Hatton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Clare County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hatton
    • From Harrison to Hatton
  • Lake George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Temple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Clare County
  • Meredith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Farwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clare
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gladwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Moddersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Loomis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vogel Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Butman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Butman
    • From Harrison to Butman
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sears
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
    • Sears is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sears <4>
  • Brinton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Prudenville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Houghton Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Wise
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Wise is located in Isabella County
  • Coleman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falmouth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
  • Park Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Avondale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Osceola County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avondale
    • From Harrison to Avondale

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Harrison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clare County: www.clareco.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 Harrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025