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 Alma Center had a population of 206 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alma Center had a population of 491 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alma Center, with the one closest to Alma Center listed first.
- Merrillan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - North Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- North Branch is located in Jackson County
- Hixton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Humbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Sechlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sechlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Fairchild
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Levis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pigeon Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Waterbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Irving
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Osseo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Hale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Shamrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Neillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Lynxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Shortville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
- Shortville is located in Clark County
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Globe
(19 miles [30.6 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 Alma Center, 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. |