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 Kalamazoo had a population of 17,853 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kalamazoo had a population of 76,009 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kalamazoo, with the one closest to Kalamazoo listed first.
- Comstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- East Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oshtemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pavilion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Mattawan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cressey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cressey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
- Schoolcraft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vicksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otsego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kendall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Lawton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flowerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Hooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gobles
(15 miles [24.1 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 Kalamazoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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