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>
Ray Center itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Armada
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldenburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Disco ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clemens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anchorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belle River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Ray Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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