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 Alpena had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpena, with the one closest to Alpena listed first.
- Faulkner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Job
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Glady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Glady is located in Randolph County
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- Pettit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Dryfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Randolph County
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- Pleasant Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Elkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
- Elkins is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <3>
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Kerens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Whyte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Gilman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Leadsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
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- Bretz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <3>
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Macksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Cortland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Coketon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Huffman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Belington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
- Belington is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <3>
- Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Auvil
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Pendleton County
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- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
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- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
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- Kirt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Flora ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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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 Alpena, 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. |