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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 Manistee had a population of 12,812 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Manistee had a population of 6,163 people.

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

  • Oak Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eastlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Filer City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stronach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
    • Stronach is located in Manistee County
  • Onekama Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
    • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
  • Onekama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
    • Onekama is located in Manistee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <3>
  • Free Soil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chief Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chief Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chief Lake
    • From Manistee to Chief Lake
  • Pierport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierport
    • Pierport is located in Manistee County
  • Bear Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
  • Batcheller ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batcheller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
    • Batcheller is located in Mason County
    • Batcheller has also been known as:
    • Turtle Lake
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Batcheller
    • From Manistee to Batcheller
  • Ludington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Amber
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Scottville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Custer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Tallman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Manistee to Tallman
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Sauble
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Manistee to Sauble
  • Irons
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Mason County
  • Marilla
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
    • Marilla is located in Manistee County

The official website for Manistee: www.ci.manistee.mi.us/

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

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 Manistee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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