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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>

While we didn't find Pearl Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pearl Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pearl Beach listed first.

  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethel is located in Branch County
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  • East Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Gilead is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
  • California
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • California is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • Algansee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Algansee is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algansee
  • Ray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Hatmaker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
  • Gilead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gilead is located in Branch County
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  • Nevada Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
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  • Batavia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia is located in Branch County
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  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Montgomery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Inverness
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness is located in Steuben County (IN)
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  • Orland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orland is located in Steuben County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
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  • Bronson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Angola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <2>
  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Reading
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
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  • Hodunk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hodunk is located in Branch County
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  • Ellis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ellis is located in Steuben County (IN)
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  • Matteson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Matteson is located in Branch County
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  • Flint
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint is located in Steuben County (IN)
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  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • South Butler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Butler is located in Branch County
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  • Girard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Girard is located in Branch County
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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 Pearl Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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