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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 Wrights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wrights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wrights listed first.

  • Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Edenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Edenville is located in Midland County
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  • North Bradley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
  • Sanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alamando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
  • Averill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Averill is located in Midland County
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  • Coleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Beaverton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Midland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Elmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
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  • Wise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wise is located in Isabella County
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  • Loomis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Delwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Delwin is located in Isabella County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
  • Willard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Willard is located in Bay County
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  • Rhodes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Leaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Leaton is located in Isabella County
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  • Porter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Porter is located in Midland County
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  • Gladwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
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  • Jordan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jordan is located in Isabella County
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  • Alembic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alembic is located in Isabella County
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  • Fisherville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisherville is located in Bay County
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  • Nine Mile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
  • Pleasant Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
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  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • McClure is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • Clare
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Wrights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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