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

  • Ainger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ainger is located in Williams County
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  • Pioneer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nettle Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
  • Montpelier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Northwest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
  • Cooney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cooney is located in Williams County
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  • Kunkle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kunkle is located in Williams County
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  • Frontier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
  • Ransom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camden is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
  • Edon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edon is located in Williams County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <2>
  • Blakeslee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alvordton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Primrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Primrose is located in Williams County
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  • Betzer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Betzer is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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  • Metz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
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  • West Unity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waldron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Cambria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cambria is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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  • Alvarado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
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  • Pulaski
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulaski is located in Williams County
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  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Clear Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Melbern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Melbern is located in Williams County
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  • Bryan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bryan is located in Williams County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
  • Reading
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reading is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>

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 Bridgewater Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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