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 Laporte in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laporte. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
- Freeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Fisherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Paines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paines is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Frankenlust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <2>
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Zilwaukee city
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Averill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Galloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galloway is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Brooks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Salzburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salzburg is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
- Breckenridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Melbourne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
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 Laporte, 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. |