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 Saranac had a population of 790 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saranac had a population of 1,325 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fallassburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Sebewa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Lake Odessa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitneyville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
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 Saranac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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