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 Fort Atkinson had a population of 2,283 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fort Atkinson had a population of 12,372 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Atkinson, with the one closest to Fort Atkinson listed first.
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Koshkonong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
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- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
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- Jefferson Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Whitewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lima Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aztalan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aztalan is located in Jefferson County
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- Lake Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
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- Johnson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Dane County
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- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Jefferson County
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- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
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 Fort Atkinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |