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 Wilmot had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
- Shabbona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cass City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellington is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Marlette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wickware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wickware is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
- Gagetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colwood is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
- Wahjamega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Juhl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumber is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
- North Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Watrousville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fostoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Freidberger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
- Akron
(17 miles [27.4 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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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