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 Lake Odessa had a population of 635 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Odessa had a population of 2,041 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- West Sebewa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Sunfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shaytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaytown is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
- Elmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saranac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vermontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoytville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Mulliken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
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- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fallassburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
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 Odessa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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