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 Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Otsego Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Gaylord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderbilt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frederic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hetherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Boyne Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Trowbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Mancelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Antrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Chestonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Grayling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wolverine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Finkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Rondo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Boyne City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <2>
- Clarion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Leetsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- East Jordan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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