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 DeForest had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, DeForest had a population of 10,915 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from DeForest, with the one closest to DeForest listed first.
- Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norway Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Keyeser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waunakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sun Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Dane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Poynette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Pheasant Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deansville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
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 DeForest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |