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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mendota
- From Darwin to Mendota
- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burke
- From Darwin to Burke
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Madison
- From Darwin to Madison
- Pheasant Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Vilas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windsor
- From Darwin to Windsor
- Waunakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sun Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Syene ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Syene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Syene
- From Darwin to Syene
- Norway Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cottage Grove
- From Darwin to Cottage Grove
- DeForest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to DeForest
- From Darwin to DeForest
- Fitchburg
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fitchburg
- From Darwin to Fitchburg
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashton
- From Darwin to Ashton
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Morrisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morrisonville
- From Darwin to Morrisonville
- Door Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Door Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Door Creek
- From Darwin to Door Creek
- Pierceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pierceville
- From Darwin to Pierceville
- North Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Bristol
- From Darwin to North Bristol
- Dane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Springfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- West Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Keyeser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyeser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keyeser
- From Darwin to Keyeser
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Darwin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Darwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |