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 Watton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watton listed first.
- Sidnaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Nestoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nestoria is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
- L'Anse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baraga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trout Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pori
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pori is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
- Atkinson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Atkinson is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Amasa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Michigamme
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pequaming
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Tamarack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Elmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Beechwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Bruce Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beacon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Skanee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Watton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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