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 Wilkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Massey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Saint Donatus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Galena Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menominee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cattese
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sinsinawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
- East Dubuque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Key West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- La Motte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrig ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrig
- Fair Play
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Dubuque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ballyclough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballyclough
- Bennettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Zwingle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Council Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Center Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
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 Wilkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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