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 Teapot Dome in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Teapot Dome. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Teapot Dome listed first.
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <2>
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Van Buren County
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Almena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mattawan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Breedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedsville
- Breedsville is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breedsville <2>
- Bangor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <2>
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Gobles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobles
- Gobles is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gobles <2>
- Kendall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Berlamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Volinia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Toquin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Marcellus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus
- Marcellus is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcellus <2>
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <2>
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <2>
- Sister Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sister Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Oshtemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oshtemo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshtemo
- Oshtemo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oshtemo <2>
- Watervliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Watervliet is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <2>
- Wakelee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Lacota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
- Lacota is located in Van Buren County
- Covert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Covert is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covert <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/
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 Teapot Dome, 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> | 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. |
| <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. |