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, Fancher had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fancher, with the one closest to Fancher listed first.

• Lake Emily ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
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• Amherst Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
• Custer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Custer is located in Portage County
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• Arnott
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Arnott is located in Portage County
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• Nelsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
• Amherst
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Amherst is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
• Stockton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockton is located in Portage County
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• New Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope is located in Portage County
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• Polonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Polonia is located in Portage County
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• Keene
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Keene is located in Portage County
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• Ellis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ellis is located in Portage County
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• Garfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield is located in Portage County
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• Stevens Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Sheridan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
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• Peru
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Peru is located in Portage County
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• Blaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Blaine is located in Portage County
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• Scandinavia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
• Bancroft
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bancroft is located in Portage County
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• Northland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Northland is located in Waupaca County
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• Alban
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alban is located in Portage County
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• Almond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Almond is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
• Iola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Iola is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
• Meehan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Meehan is located in Portage County
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• Rural
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural is located in Waupaca County
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• Shantytown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
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