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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 Oil City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oil City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oil City listed first.
- Alembic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
- Shepherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
- Delwin is located in Isabella County
- Leaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaton
- Leaton is located in Isabella County
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Wise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Wise is located in Isabella County
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Midland County
- North Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Alamando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Averill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Loomis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Strickland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Saint Louis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <3>
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Midland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Edenville is located in Midland County
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 Oil City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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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