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 Fond du Lac in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fond du Lac. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fond du Lac listed first.
- Taycheedah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
- Peebles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Woodhull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Van Dyne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
- South Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Dotyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Mount Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Malone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Black Wolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Calvary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Harbor is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Harbor
- Rosendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Lomira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waucousta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waucousta is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucousta
- Ashford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calumetville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
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 Fond du Lac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |