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 Attica had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Attica, with the one closest to Attica listed first.
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- New Glarus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Basco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brodhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Oregon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Juda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juda is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juda
- Cainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cainville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainville
- Cooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Primrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Fellows ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fellows is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Orfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Footville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
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 Attica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |