This happened near present day Three Forks, Montana, not far from where I live.

Sometime near present day a mysterious plague sweeps the world, killing almost every adult and leaving behind "a world of orphans".

The book describes the unknown interior of Africa near modern day Central African Republic as a desert, when it is actually savanna.

Polder sent a command to every ruler in that world to abdicate on a certain very near day.

"Proposed" towns in or near present day Pasadena were set up but short lived and either abandoned or never even got off the ground.

Another fort or watchtower would have been on How Michael to the south side of the river, near present day Chapel Bank.

Near day she came to her mind again, and returned to -the house.

Shortly after, the Brothers located and acquired land on the banks of the Canning River near present day Manning.

Apart from these Pratapaditya had built a fort near present day Jagatdal.