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 Kenton had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kenton, with the one closest to Kenton listed first.
- Trout Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sidnaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pori
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pori is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
- Bruce Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tamarack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Ewen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watersmeet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Greenland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Matchwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Amasa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baraga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- L'Anse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Iron River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Kenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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