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 Skidmore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Skidmore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
- Iron Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron Mountain <2>
- Quinnesec
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec
- Quinnesec is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinnesec <2>
- Pulp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Norway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Norway is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
- Spread Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spread Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
- Merriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
- Granite Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Pembine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Commonwealth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commonwealth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
- Randville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Ridgetop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Waucedah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Foster City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
- Foster City is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <2>
- Stager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Sagola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagola
- Sagola is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagola <2>
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Armstrong Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County (WI)
- Amberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Mastodon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Hardwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Panola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Hylas ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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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 Skidmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |