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 in 1895, Custer had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Custer, with the one closest to Custer listed first.
- Stockton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Arnott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fancher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancher is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Polonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amherst Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Stevens Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Keene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keene is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Alban
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meehan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meehan is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
- Northland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northland is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
- Shantytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scandinavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Iola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Almond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
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 Custer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |