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 Torch Lake had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Torch Lake, with the one closest to Torch Lake listed first.
- Eastport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Central Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snowflake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Kewadin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Bellaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
- Omena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Northport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Suttons Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ironton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Keswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keswick is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Charlevoix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Antrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Mancelona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
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 Torch Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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