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

  • Hunts Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Marathon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
    • Marathon is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <3>
  • Messengerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Virgil
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Virgil
    • East Virgil is located in Cortland County
  • Killawog
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harford Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Center Lisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Lisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lisle
    • Center Lisle is located in Broome County
  • Freetown Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
    • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Virgil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <3>
  • Harford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
    • Richford is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <3>
  • Lisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Lisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Lisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
    • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Upper Lisle
    • From Lapeer to Upper Lisle
  • Texas Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
    • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Blodgett Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blodgett Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Mills
    • Blodgett Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blodgett Mills <3>
  • Willet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
    • Willet is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willet <3>
  • East Freetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
    • East Freetown is located in Cortland County
  • Caroline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
    • Caroline is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caroline <3>
  • Berkshire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkshire <3>
  • Whitney Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Penelope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
    • Penelope is located in Broome County
  • South Cortland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cortland
    • South Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Dryden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
  • Wilson Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
    • Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Ketchumville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cortland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Solon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Cortland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Solon
    • From Lapeer to Solon

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

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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 Lapeer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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