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 Sparta had a population of 904 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sparta had a population of 4,409 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
- Englishville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kent City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Casnovia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Herrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrington is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coopersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tallmadge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Sand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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