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 Paw Paw had a population of 1,391 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Paw Paw had a population of 3,344 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paw Paw, with the one closest to Paw Paw listed first.
- Lawton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Gobles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kendall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oshtemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Marcellus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berlamont is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlamont
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Volinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Volinia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
- Schoolcraft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Flowerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Junction
(15 miles [24.1 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 Paw Paw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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