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 Watervale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watervale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watervale listed first.
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Weldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Benzonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pierport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pierport is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierport
- Bear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Onekama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Onekama Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
- Chief Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Copemish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nessen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Bendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marilla is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Manistee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eastlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eastlake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Lake Ann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Interlochen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill has also been known as:
- Oakhill
- Filer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Filer City is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
- Stronach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
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 Watervale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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