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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 Waterford had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Drayton Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drayton Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
    • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
  • Clarkston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oxbow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
  • Four Towns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Pontiac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Davisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <3>
  • Commerce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Oakland County
  • Orchard Lake Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
    • Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
    • Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
    • Orchard Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <3>
  • Ortonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
  • Clyde
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Milford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walled Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
    • North Farmington is located in Oakland County
  • Goodison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
    • Goodison is located in Oakland County
  • Holly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <3>
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Franklin has also been known as:
    • Franklin Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
  • Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
  • Wixom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
    • Wixom is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <3>
  • Birmingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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




 

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