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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>

While we didn't find Valley Farms in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Valley Farms. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Valley Farms listed first.

  • North Lansing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
  • Gunnisonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
  • Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • De Witt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Millett is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
    • Millett has also been known as:
    • Milletts
  • Packard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Packard is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Okemos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Riley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Riley is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
  • Wacousta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wacousta is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacousta
  • Grand Ledge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dimondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Price
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Price is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meridian is located in Ingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Riley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riley is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • West Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
  • Shaftsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
  • Laingsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • North Aurelius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Aurelius is located in Ingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurelius
  • Potterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kingsland is located in Eaton County
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  • Mason
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Williamston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Johns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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