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 Watersmeet had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watersmeet, with the one closest to Watersmeet listed first.
- Tamarack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Trout Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bruce Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ewen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beechwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Kenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matchwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Eagle River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sidnaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Lake Gogebic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Watersmeet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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