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 Boscobel had a population of 1,570 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boscobel had a population of 3,134 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Boydtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Werley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Excelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Steuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Byrds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Mount Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Fennimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Lancaster Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Bell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Muscoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Balmoral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Basswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Orion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Stitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Eastman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boscobel: www.boscobelwisconsin.com/
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
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 Boscobel, 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. |