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 Black Earth had a population of 355 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Black Earth had a population of 1,422 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Earth, with the one closest to Black Earth listed first.
- Mazomanie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Elvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elvers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elvers
- From Black Earth to Elvers
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Marxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marxville
- From Black Earth to Marxville
- Pine Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Blue Mounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Mount Horeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klevenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Klevenville
- From Black Earth to Klevenville
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cassell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cassell
- From Black Earth to Cassell
- Arena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arena
- From Black Earth to Arena
- Springfield Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - West Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashton
- From Black Earth to Ashton
- Prairie du Sac village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prairie du Sac village
- From Black Earth to Prairie du Sac village
- Barneveld
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Black Hawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Pheasant Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Dane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helena
- From Black Earth to Helena
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Black Earth: www.villageofblackearth.com/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Black Earth, 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |