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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 in 1895, Valley Center had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Melvin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Brown City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Speaker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Yale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roseburg
    • From Valley Center to Roseburg
  • Burnside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burnside
    • From Valley Center to Burnside
  • Goodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
    • Goodland is located in Lapeer County
  • Brockway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brockway
    • From Valley Center to Brockway
  • Capac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marlette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Juhl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
    • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Juhl
    • From Valley Center to Juhl
  • Kings Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Imlay City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cash
    • From Valley Center to Cash
  • Avoca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
  • North Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Emmett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Five Lakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Attica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
  • Elmer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Croswell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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 Valley Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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