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 Watertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watertown listed first.
- Cash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Juhl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Berkshire ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Sanilac County
- Speaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
- Speaker is located in Sanilac County
- Applegate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Applegate is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Applegate <4>
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <4>
- Melvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Valley Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
- Roseburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Croswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Croswell is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
- Brown City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
- Brown City is located in Lapeer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <4>
- Marlette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
- Marlette is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <4>
- Deckerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <4>
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Amadore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
- Amadore is located in Sanilac County
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Port Sanilac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <4>
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Forester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
- Forester is located in Sanilac County
- Jeddo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Shabbona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Clifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Watertown, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |