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)
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plains is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Swanzy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swanzy is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
- Marquette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- 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)
- National Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
- 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)
- Lathrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Rock River is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
- Humboldt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clowry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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)
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. |
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