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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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Woodbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
  • West Sebewa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
    • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Coats Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
    • Coats Grove is located in Barry County
  • Sunfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shaytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
    • Shaytown is located in Eaton County
  • Elmdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
  • Saranac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Morgan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Barry County
  • Hastings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
  • Vermontville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
    • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <3>
  • Hoytville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoytville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Hoytville is located in Eaton County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
  • Collins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Ionia County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Barry County
  • Maple Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
  • Gresham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Gresham is located in Eaton County
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Eaton County
  • Lyons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fallassburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallassburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
    • Fallassburg is located in Kent County

The official website for Lake Odessa: www.lakeodessa.org/

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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