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 in 1895, Roots had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roots, with the one closest to Roots listed first.
- Munith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leoni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Trist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Michigan Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Rives Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
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- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Stockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Tompkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Napoleon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Spring Arbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norvell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Unadilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Gregory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Onondaga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Roots, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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