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>
While we didn't find Lake Michigan Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Michigan Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Michigan Beach listed first.
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Coloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Millburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millburg is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg
- Watervliet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toquin is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquin
- Covert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spinks Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Corners
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Vineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Berrien County
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- Sodus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
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- Naomi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Sister Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
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- South Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenlord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Berrien County
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- Hartman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
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- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Berrien County
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- Stevensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kibbie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
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 Lake Michigan Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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