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, Atkins had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
- Crandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Malvern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Pelican Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Post Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Elcho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Rhinelander
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Cavour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Eagle River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Summit Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jeffris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Koepenick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Newbold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - McNaughton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNaughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Kempster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Lily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Armstrong Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
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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 Atkins, 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. |