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 in 1895, West Ishpeming had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Ishpeming, with the one closest to West Ishpeming listed first.
- Winthrop Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- National Mine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- National Mine is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
- Ishpeming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Negaunee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Diorite
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clowry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Champion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marquette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harvey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Witbeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plains is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Michigamme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swanzy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swanzy is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
- Little Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floodwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Nestoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 West Ishpeming, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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