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 Avalon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avalon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avalon listed first.
- Emerald Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tiffany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Johnstown Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shopiere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Darien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lima Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Milton Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Koshkonong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Millard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Heart Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leyden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leyden is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Avalon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |