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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>

While we didn't find Finley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Finley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Finley listed first.

  • Sprague
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sprague is located in Juneau County
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  • Meadow Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
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  • Babcock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Babcock is located in Wood County
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  • Mather
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mather is located in Juneau County
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  • Norway Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
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  • Monroe Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
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  • Cloverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
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  • Strongs Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
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  • New Rome ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Rome is located in Adams County
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  • City Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • City Point is located in Jackson County
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  • Veedum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Veedum is located in Wood County
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  • Walker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker is located in Wood County
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  • Pittsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville is located in Wood County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Port Edwards
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Spaulding
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spaulding is located in Jackson County
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  • Valley Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
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  • Wyeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Arkdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkdale is located in Adams County
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  • Lapham Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
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  • Warrens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Warrens is located in Monroe County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
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  • Vesper
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vesper is located in Wood County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Kirby
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirby is located in Monroe County
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  • Oakdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakdale is located in Monroe County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Camp Douglas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Pray
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pray is located in Jackson County
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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 Finley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.