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 Fort Atkinson had a population of 480 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fort Atkinson had a population of 320 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Atkinson, with the one closest to Fort Atkinson listed first.
- Festina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Jackson Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waucoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ossian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Douglass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Protivin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nordness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Dover Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Decorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Hawkeye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
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 Fort Atkinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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