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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>

While we didn't find Sweet Home in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sweet Home. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.

  • Warren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
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  • Apple River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
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  • Dunbarton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • Gratiot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Stockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waddams Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County
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  • Schapville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • South Wayne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Scales Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shullsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Lena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
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  • Martintown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
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  • White Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • Elizabeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
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  • Browntown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Darlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Massbach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Woodford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodford is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • Etna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • New Diggings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • Council Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Rodden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Pleasant Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • McConnell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lamont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lamont is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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  • Lead Mine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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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 Sweet Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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