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 Nelson had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galloway is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Groveton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groveton is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rathbone is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Sickles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chesaning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Luce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fosters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fosters is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters
- Saginaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Layton Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beebe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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