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 Hart had a population of 757 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hart had a population of 2,089 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hart, with the one closest to Hart listed first.
- Mears
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pentwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobmoosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crystal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- New Era
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Rothbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Volney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Amber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ludington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hesperia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Custer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aetna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tallman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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 Hart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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