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 Sanford had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sanford had a population of 845 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sanford, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Averill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Alamando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Fisherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delwin is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
- Alembic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Beaverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Loomis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leaton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaton
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shepherd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Merrill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rhodes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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