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 Westacres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westacres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westacres listed first.
- Four Towns
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Towns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
- Four Towns is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Four Towns
- From Westacres to Four Towns
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Commerce
- From Westacres to Commerce
- Orchard Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Lake Village
- Orchard Lake Village is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,471 people
- Orchard Lake Village has also been known as:
- Orchard Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Lake Village <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orchard Lake Village
- From Westacres to Orchard Lake Village
- Oxbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxbow
- From Westacres to Oxbow
- Walled Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
- Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walled Lake
- From Westacres to Walled Lake
- North Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Farmington
- North Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Farmington
- From Westacres to North Farmington
- Drayton Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drayton Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
- Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drayton Plains
- From Westacres to Drayton Plains
- Wixom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
- Wixom is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wixom
- From Westacres to Wixom
- Pontiac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pontiac
- From Westacres to Pontiac
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <3>
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Franklin has also been known as:
- Franklin Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Westacres to Franklin
- White Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Lake
- From Westacres to White Lake
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milford
- From Westacres to Milford
- Novi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
- Novi is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Novi
- From Westacres to Novi
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmington
- From Westacres to Farmington
- Clarkston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
- Clarkston is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarkston
- From Westacres to Clarkston
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Highland
- From Westacres to Highland
- New Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hudson
- New Hudson is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hudson <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Hudson
- From Westacres to New Hudson
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birmingham
- From Westacres to Birmingham
- Davisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisburg
- Davisburg is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Davisburg
- From Westacres to Davisburg
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Oakland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clyde
- From Westacres to Clyde
- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Northville is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northville
- From Westacres to Northville
- Southfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Southfield
- From Westacres to Southfield
- South Lyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
- South Lyon is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Lyon
- From Westacres to South Lyon
- Clawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Clawson is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clawson <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clawson
- From Westacres to Clawson
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Westacres to Troy
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.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 Westacres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |