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 Cottage Grove had a population of 166 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cottage Grove had a population of 7,158 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cottage Grove, with the one closest to Cottage Grove listed first.
- Vilas
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Door Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Nora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pierceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sun Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Deansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- North Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - East Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Cottage Grove, 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. |