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 Merson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merson listed first.
- Gobles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Kendall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Allegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berlamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlamont is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlamont
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove has also been known as:
- Mill Grove
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Almena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Plainwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Monterey is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Breedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunningville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunningville is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningville
- Bravo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bravo is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Lacota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lacota is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mattawan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oshtemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Merson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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