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 Monterey Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Monterey Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Monterey Center listed first.

• South Monterey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Monterey is also located in Allegan County
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• Hopkins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hopkins is also located in Allegan County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
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• Diamond Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond Springs is also located in Allegan County
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• Dunningville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dunningville is also located in Allegan County
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• Millgrove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Millgrove is also located in Allegan County
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  • Millgrove has also been known as:
  • Mill Grove
• Hilliards
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilliards is also located in Allegan County
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• Allegan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Allegan is also located in Allegan County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
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• Oakland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland is also located in Allegan County
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• Dorr
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorr is also located in Allegan County
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• New Salem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Salem is also located in Allegan County
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• Hamilton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton is also located in Allegan County
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• Gitchel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gitchel is located in Ottawa County
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• Watson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson is also located in Allegan County
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• North Dorr
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Dorr is located in Kent County
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• Shelbyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville is also located in Allegan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <2>
• Bradley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bradley is also located in Allegan County
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• Wayland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wayland is also located in Allegan County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
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• Overisel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Overisel is also located in Allegan County
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• Forest Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
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• Drenthe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
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• Moline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moline is also located in Allegan County
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• Fillmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore is also located in Allegan County
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• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
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• Martin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin is also located in Allegan County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
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• Ross
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross is located in Kent County
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