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 Merriweather in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merriweather. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merriweather listed first.
- Lake Gogebic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Matchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Wakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Ewen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ramsay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Bessemer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Siemens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Siemens is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
- Robbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Jessieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ontonagon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Greenland
(29 miles [46.7 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 Merriweather, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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