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 Melvin had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Melvin had a population of 166 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melvin, with the one closest to Melvin listed first.
- Valley Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Speaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Yale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
- Roseburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Brown City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Fargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Goodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Capac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juhl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amadore is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
- Croswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Jeddo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Marlette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Lum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lum is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
- Imlay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Riley Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Abbotsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Ruby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Applegate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Melvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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