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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 West Olive had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Olive, with the one closest to West Olive listed first.

  • Agnew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Center
    • Olive Center is located in Ottawa County
  • Robinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Robinson
    • From West Olive to Robinson
  • New Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • New Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Noordeloos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Borculo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borculo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borculo
    • Borculo is located in Ottawa County
  • Spring Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Zeeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaverdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Beaverdam is located in Ottawa County
  • Grand Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ferrysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
    • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <4>
  • South Blendon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pearline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
    • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
  • Eastmanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nunica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica
    • Nunica is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunica <4>
  • Graafschap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bauer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bauer
    • From West Olive to Bauer
  • Dennison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Ottawa County
  • Fruitport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
    • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <4>
  • Vriesland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vriesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vriesland
    • Vriesland is located in Ottawa County
  • Lamont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Drenthe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Drenthe
    • From West Olive to Drenthe
  • Hudsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Coopersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

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 West Olive, 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.




 

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