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 Howard City had a population of 1,137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Howard City had a population of 1,819 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Howard City, with the one closest to Howard City listed first.
- Coral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Pierson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trufant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rustford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Borland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Croton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Cedar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Stanwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Harvard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Sylvester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Entrican
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Six Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newaygo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Howard City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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