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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Otsego Lake had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otsego Lake, with the one closest to Otsego Lake listed first.
- Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gaylord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frederic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vanderbilt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Grayling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hetherton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Mancelona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Antrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Boyne Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Trowbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Finkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Leetsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
- Pere Cheney has also been known as:
- Center Plains
- Cheney
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Red Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
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- Wolverine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boyne City
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Bellaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kalkaska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rondo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- East Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
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 Otsego Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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