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 River Falls had a population of 2,261 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Black River Falls had a population of 3,454 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black River Falls, with the one closest to Black River Falls listed first.
- Sheppard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard is located in Jackson County
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- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irving is located in Jackson County
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- Shamrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
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- Alma Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrillan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Hixton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sechlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Millston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch is located in Jackson County
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- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterbury is located in Jackson County
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- Cataract
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
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- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield is located in Jackson County
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- Humbird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hegg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
- Lapham Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Pigeon Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
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- Warrens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Levis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 River Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |