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 in 1895, Houghton Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houghton Lake, with the one closest to Houghton Lake listed first.
- Prudenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moddersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moddersville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moddersville
- Star City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Meredith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Roscommon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moorestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vogel Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Saint Helen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Fletcher
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
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- Butman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Cutcheon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McBain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Ogemaw Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Morey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morey is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
- Park Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Grayling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Houghton Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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