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 Pentwater had a population of 1,510 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pentwater had a population of 858 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pentwater, with the one closest to Pentwater listed first.
- Mears
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Wiley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobmoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Era
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rothbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Volney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Tallman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hesperia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Free Soil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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 Pentwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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