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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 Sylvester had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Altona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Altona is located in Mecosta County
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  • Rustford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
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  • Mecosta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Remus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Millbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
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  • Six Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rodney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Borland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Borland is located in Mecosta County
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  • Morley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Amble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amble is located in Montcalm County
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  • Stanwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wyman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
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  • Howard City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coral
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Entrican
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Entrican is located in Montcalm County
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  • Edmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Horr
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Horr is located in Isabella County
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  • Chippewa Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Langston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Langston is located in Montcalm County
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  • Westville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Westville is located in Montcalm County
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  • Sherman City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
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  • Big Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trufant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • McBride
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake

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 Sylvester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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