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 New Era had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Era had a population of 440 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
- Shelby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rothbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Mears
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Cobmoosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Pentwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hesperia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Twin Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Volney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Fern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- North Muskegon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Wiley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Muskegon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Muskegon Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
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 New Era, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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