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 Hawk had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Hawk, with the one closest to Black Hawk listed first.
- Leland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cassell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Denzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Arena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Spring Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Mazomanie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Prairie du Sac village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Black Earth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Loganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- North Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Bear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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
- Marxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Elvers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Keyesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- 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
- Barneveld
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Blue Mounds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Baraboo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Lime Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.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 Hawk, 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. |