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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 Lawton had a population of 788 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lawton had a population of 1,796 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lawton, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.

  • Mattawan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paw Paw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Almena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Almena is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Decatur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marcellus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oshtemo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Howardsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Flowerfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
  • Schoolcraft
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Volinia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Volinia is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
  • Wakelee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wakelee is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
  • Pine Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Portage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kendall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Gobles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Penn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Penn is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Kalamazoo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Vicksburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Breedsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bangor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <2>
  • Hartford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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