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 Torch River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Torch River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Torch River listed first.
- Barker Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Kewadin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Bates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Leetsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalkaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Bellaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Antrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Snowflake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Mancelona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Boardman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Traverse City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Central Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Torch Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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