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)
  • Leland is located in Sauk County
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• Cassell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassell is located in Iowa County
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• Denzer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Denzer is located in Sauk County
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• Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• Arena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Arena is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Helena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena is located in Iowa County
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• Spring Green
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
• Mazomanie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
• Sauk City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
• Prairie du Sac village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
• Black Earth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Earth is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
• Roxbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Roxbury is located in Dane County
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• Wyoming
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
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• Loganville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Loganville is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
• North Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
• Bear Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
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• Marxville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Marxville is located in Dane County
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• Sandusky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandusky is located in Sauk County
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• Elvers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elvers is located in Dane County
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• Keyesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Keyesville is located in Richland County
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• Barneveld
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Blue Mounds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Cross Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
• Baraboo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
• Lime Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people