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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>
While we didn't find Lake Orion Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Orion Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Orion Junction listed first.
- Rochester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Macomb County
- Shelby has also been known as:
- Shelby Crossing
- Shelby Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelby
- From Lake Orion Junction to Shelby
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Disco ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldenburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cady ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drayton Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Meade is located in Macomb County
- Former names for Meade:
- Crawfords Settlement
- Vienna
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meade
- From Lake Orion Junction to Meade
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
- Orchard Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fraser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Fraser is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <2>
- Mount Clemens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thomas
- From Lake Orion Junction to Thomas
- Clarkston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Lake Orion Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/ 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 Orion Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
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