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>
Orono itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orono, with the one closest to Orono listed first.
- Ashton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reed City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nirvana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hawkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sears
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hobart is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Benson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lilley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rodney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Orono, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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