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 Biron in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Biron. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Biron listed first.
- Rudolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Meehan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Port Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Stevens Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Milladore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sherry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Keene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Blenker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Arnott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Stockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Fancher
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Ellis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Dancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Auburndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Pittsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Babcock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Polonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Knowlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Veedum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Biron, 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. |