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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 Lilley had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Bitely
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Brohman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Volney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Newaygo County
  • Woodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Newaygo County
  • Nirvana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chase
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aetna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • White Cloud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hesperia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <2>
  • Alleyton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
    • Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
  • Wolf Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
  • Paris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cobmoosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
    • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
    • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
    • Cob Moo Sa
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cobmoosa
    • From Lilley to Cobmoosa
  • Big Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
    • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <2>
  • Reed City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elbridge
    • From Lilley to Elbridge
  • Sauble
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sauble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
    • Sauble is located in Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sauble
    • From Lilley to Sauble
  • Fern
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Crystal Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
    • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
  • Big Prairie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
    • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
  • Orono
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Orono is located in Osceola County
  • Luther
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Mason County
    • Tallman has also been known as:
    • Weaver
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tallman
    • From Lilley to Tallman

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

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 Lilley, 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>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.
<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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