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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 Adams in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Adams. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Adams listed first.

  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Adams Center ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
    • Adams Center is located in Adams County
  • Arkdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
  • Grand Marsh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
    • Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
  • Quincy ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Easton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • White Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
    • White Creek is located in Adams County
  • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
  • Strongs Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Chester ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
    • New Chester is located in Adams County
  • Monroe Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
  • Lemonweir
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coloma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
    • Coloma is located in Waushara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Mauston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Lyndon Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
    • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Plainville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Plainville
    • From Adams to Plainville
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Lisbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
  • Richford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
    • Richford is located in Waushara County
  • Hancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Waushara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • New Rome ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • New Rome is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Rome
    • From Adams to New Rome
  • Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
    • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
  • Sprague
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
    • Sprague is located in Juneau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sprague
    • From Adams to Sprague

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Adams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.




 

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