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 Galena had a population of 5,635 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Galena had a population of 3,151 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Galena, with the one closest to Galena listed first.
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Galena Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millbrig ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrig
- Saint Donatus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Council Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Menominee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Strawbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Massey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- North Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scales Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Diggings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sinsinawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blanding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Fair Play
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Cattese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Schapville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lead Mine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
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 Galena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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