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 Watson had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watson, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otsego
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Allegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hilliards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove has also been known as:
- Mill Grove
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Prairieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowens Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
- Kendall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cressey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cressey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Dorr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunningville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunningville is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningville
- Richland Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- Moline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond Springs
(14 miles [22.5 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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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