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, Wilmington had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmington, with the one closest to Wilmington listed first.
- Bee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quandahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hammer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Newhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County
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- Riceford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yucatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Springwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Lycurgus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thoten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Victory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
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- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prosper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
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 Wilmington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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