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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 in 1895, Damascus had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Damascus, with the one closest to Damascus listed first.

  • Red Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Oak is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Eleroy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista is also located in Stephenson County
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  • McConnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lena is also located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeport is also located in Stephenson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
  • Afolkey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Afolkey is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Orangeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Creek is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Oneco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oneco is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Bolton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bolton is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Dakota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dakota is also located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota <2>
  • Waddams Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Waddams Grove is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Kent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Martintown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
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  • Clarno
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clarno is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
  • South Freeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Freeport is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Rock Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Grove is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Ridott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridott is also located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridott <2>
  • Rock City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rock City is also located in Stephenson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Baileyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
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  • Nora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
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  • Loran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loran is also located in Stephenson County
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  • Browntown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

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 Damascus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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