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 Woods Corners had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Woods Corners, with the one closest to Woods Corners listed first.
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orleans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ionia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vickeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Butternut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saranac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Pewamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Fallassburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
- Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grattan
(15 miles [24.1 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 Woods Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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