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 in 1895, Paynesville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Bruce Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
- Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <2>
- Trout Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <2>
- Ewen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
- Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <2>
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Pori
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Matchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <2>
- Tamarack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Watersmeet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersmeet
- Watersmeet is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watersmeet <2>
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>
- Sidnaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw
- Sidnaw is located in Houghton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidnaw <2>
- Thayer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Lake Gogebic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
- Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
- Ontonagon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
- Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <2>
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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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 Paynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |