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 Thomas had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas, with the one closest to Thomas listed first.
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornville is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Farmers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Ortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarkston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Almont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Drayton Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Imlay City
(15 miles [24.1 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 Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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