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 Sturgis had a population of 2,489 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sturgis had a population of 10,803 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sturgis, with the one closest to Sturgis listed first.
- Fawn River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Burr Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Findley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wasepi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shipshewana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bronson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <2>
- Constantine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Valentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Sturgis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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