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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sands had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.

  • Harvey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
  • Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Marquette County
  • Swanzy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanzy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
    • Swanzy is located in Marquette County
  • Marquette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
  • Palmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
    • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Marquette County
  • Negaunee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ishpeming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winthrop Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • National Mine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
    • National Mine is located in Marquette County
  • West Ishpeming
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Deerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • McFarland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Onota
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
    • Onota is located in Alger County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Onota
    • From Sands to Onota
  • Lathrop
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lathrop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in Delta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lathrop
    • From Sands to Lathrop
  • Diorite
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Clarksburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
    • Rock River is located in Alger County
  • Humboldt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Clowry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clowry
    • From Sands to Clowry
  • Rock
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Au Train
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Champion
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Republic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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