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>
Darwin itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Mendota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
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- Vilas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas is located in Dane County
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- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waunakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Dane County
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- Sun Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norway Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- DeForest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Dane County
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- Morrisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Door Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dane is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Springfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
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- West Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
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- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dane County
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- Keyeser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
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 Darwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |