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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 Schoolcraft had a population of 836 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Schoolcraft had a population of 1,548 people.

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

  • Flowerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
    • Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Vicksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Portage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Howardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Parkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pavilion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
    • Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Oshtemo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Marcellus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mattawan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
    • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <3>
  • Three Rivers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
  • Mendon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Mendon is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <3>
  • Lawton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
  • Scotts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <3>
  • Kalamazoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Comstock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Fabius
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Centreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Almena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
    • Almena is located in Van Buren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Almena
    • From Schoolcraft to Almena
  • Paw Paw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakelee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakelee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
    • Wakelee is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wakelee
    • From Schoolcraft to Wakelee
  • Corey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wasepi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leonidas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nottawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Galesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Cooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Schoolcraft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

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 Schoolcraft, 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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