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 Ionia had a population of 4,482 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ionia had a population of 10,997 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ionia, with the one closest to Ionia listed first.
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Muir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Saranac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pewamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hubbardston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fallassburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vickeryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Elmdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Butternut
(15 miles [24.1 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 Ionia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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