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, Big Falls had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Big Falls had a population of 69 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Hunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Split Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Tigerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Marble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Northland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Symco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Buckbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Caroline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Manawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Scandinavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Whitcomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Leopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Alban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Nowell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Embarrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Big Falls, 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. |