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

  • Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Reed City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Orono ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orono is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Hawkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Nirvana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nirvana is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Hersey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ashton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashton is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Luther
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Roy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Lilley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
  • Woodville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodville is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Wolf Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
  • Bitely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Evart is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <2>
  • Tustin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Brohman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brohman is located in Newaygo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
    • Former names for Brohman:
    • Dingman
    • Otia
  • Chippewa Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartwick ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
  • Dighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dighton is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
  • Rodney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sears
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Avondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Avondale is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction

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 Olivers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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