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 Wales Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wales Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wales Center listed first.
- Lambs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Goodells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
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- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
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- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abbotsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Emmett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rattle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
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- Wadhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
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- Doyle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Belle River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
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- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riley Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
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- Berville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Saint Clair County
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- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- North Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Saint Clair County
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- Armada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <2>
- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
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 Wales Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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