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 Rapid City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rapid City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rapid City listed first.
- Barker Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leetsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Kewadin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Kalkaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Yuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Antrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Bellaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crofton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Mancelona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- South Boardman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Old Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Central Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Traverse City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Torch Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Finkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
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 Rapid City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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