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 Avoca had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Avoca had a population of 620 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avoca, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.
- Gotham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Twin Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Muscoda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sextonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sextonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Balmoral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Richland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Bear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Basswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Keyesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Byrds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Blue River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Spring Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Montfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Cobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Edmund
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
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 Avoca, 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. |