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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Atwater had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atwater, with the one closest to Atwater listed first.

  • Burnett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
    • Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
  • Minnesota Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fox Lake Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
    • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
  • Beaver Dam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
  • Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Kekoskee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
    • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • LeRoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LeRoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
    • LeRoy is located in Dodge County
  • Fox Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Horicon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horicon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
    • Horicon is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Oak Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
    • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Juneau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
  • Knowles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ladoga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Oakfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Byron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Randolph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Lost Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
    • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
  • Theresa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lomira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Utley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
    • Utley is located in Green Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Utley
    • From Atwater to Utley

The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Atwater, 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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