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 Gays Mills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gays Mills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gays Mills listed first.

• Bell Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Center is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
• Mount Sterling
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Seneca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca is located in Crawford County
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• Towerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Towerville is located in Crawford County
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• Soldiers Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
• North Clayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
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• Folsom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Folsom is located in Vernon County
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• Rising Sun
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
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• Steuben
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Steuben is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Fargo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fargo is located in Vernon County
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• Readstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Readstown is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
• Sugar Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
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• Ferryville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
• Liberty Pole
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
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• Excelsior
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Excelsior is located in Richland County
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• Five Points
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Richland County
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• Eastman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Westport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westport is located in Richland County
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• Sylvan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvan is located in Richland County
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• West Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Prairie is located in Vernon County
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• Boydtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Boydtown is located in Crawford County
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• Boscobel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boscobel is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
• Liberty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Vernon County
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• Retreat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Retreat is located in Vernon County
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• Mill Creek ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
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• Viola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Viola is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people