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 Big Flats in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Flats. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Flats listed first.
- Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
- Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Monroe Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Grand Marsh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Sprague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Port Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
- White Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- White Creek is located in Adams County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Richford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Babcock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Meadow Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Almond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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 Big Flats, 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. |