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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>

While we didn't find Wolf Crossing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wolf Crossing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wolf Crossing listed first.

  • Burton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Henderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Carland is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
  • Owosso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
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  • Chapin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Ovid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ovid is located in Clinton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>
  • Bennington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Corunna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
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  • Kerby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
    • Kerby has also been known as:
    • Kerby Mine
  • Easton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Easton is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Pittsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
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  • Bannister
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Duplain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Duplain is located in Clinton County
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  • Laingsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesaning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Price
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Price is located in Clinton County
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  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
  • Morrice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bancroft
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Lothrop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Groveton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Groveton is located in Saginaw County
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  • Brant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Eureka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka

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 Wolf Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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