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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 Rust in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rust. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rust listed first.

  • Hillman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Flanders
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Big Rock ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
  • Long Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Fairview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Curran
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hetherton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
  • Bolton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolton is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Posen
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <2>
  • Mio
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Ossineke
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Alpena
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Hagensville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
  • Ocqueoc
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
  • Onaway
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <2>

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 Rust, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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