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

  • Muskegon Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cloverville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
    • Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
  • Ferrysburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
    • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <2>
  • Fruitport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
    • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <2>
  • Muskegon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grand Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <2>
  • North Muskegon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nunica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica
    • Nunica is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunica <2>
  • Sullivan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
  • Dalton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
  • Agnew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
  • Robinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
  • Dennison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Ottawa County
  • Moorland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Muskegon County
  • Twin Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twin Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
    • Twin Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lake <2>
  • Ravenna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <2>
  • West Olive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Olive
    • West Olive is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Olive <2>
  • Whitehall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Eastmanville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
    • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
  • Coopersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Montague
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
  • Conklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Olive Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
    • Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
  • Allendale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • Allendale is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <2>
  • Harrisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
  • Holton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Holton is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>

The official website for Norton Shores: www.nortonshores.org/

The official website for Muskegon County: www.co.muskegon.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Norton Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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