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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 Leer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Leer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Leer listed first.

  • Posen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <2>
  • Long Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bolton is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Hagensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
  • Flanders
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Hillman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Presque Isle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bell ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
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  • Alpena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocqueoc
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
  • Atlanta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbard Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Ossineke
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Onaway
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <2>
  • Big Rock ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
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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 Leer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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