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 Fence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fence listed first.
- Armstrong Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Cavour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Commonwealth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ridgetop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Spread Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Pulp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulp is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Stager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Iron Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mastodon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Quinnesec
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Merriman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merriman is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
- Panola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Pembine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Granite Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
- Randville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randville is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
- Crystal Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Crandon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Iron River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amberg is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
- Vulcan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
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 Fence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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