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>
While we didn't find Spruce in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spruce. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spruce listed first.
- Ossineke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossineke
- Ossineke is located in Alpena County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossineke <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ossineke
- From Spruce to Ossineke
- Hubbard Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
- Hubbard Lake is located in Alpena County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard Lake <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hubbard Lake
- From Spruce to Hubbard Lake
- Black River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
- Black River is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Black River
- From Spruce to Black River
- Alcona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
- Alcona is located in Alcona County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alcona
- From Spruce to Alcona
- Gustin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
- Gustin is located in Alcona County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gustin
- From Spruce to Gustin
- Alpena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Alpena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alpena
- From Spruce to Alpena
- Mikado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
- Mikado is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mikado <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mikado
- From Spruce to Mikado
- Curran
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Curran is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curran <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Curran
- From Spruce to Curran
- Greenbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenbush
- From Spruce to Greenbush
- Flanders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Flanders
- From Spruce to Flanders
- Long Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Rapids
- From Spruce to Long Rapids
- Bolton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Hillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman is located in Montmorency County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillman <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillman
- From Spruce to Hillman
- Bell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
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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 Spruce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |