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 Otter Lake had a population of 243 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Otter Lake had a population of 377 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otter Lake, with the one closest to Otter Lake listed first.
- Otisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Juniata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Juniata is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Genesee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Five Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Vassar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Run is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lapeer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belsay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belsay is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
- Kings Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Clifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Watrousville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
- East Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
- Wahjamega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
- Frankenmuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Run
(16 miles [25.7 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 Otter Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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