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 Plainwell had a population of 1,414 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Plainwell had a population of 3,774 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plainwell, with the one closest to Plainwell listed first.
- Otsego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cressey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cressey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
- Kendall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Oshtemo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Delton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allegan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gobles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Plainwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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