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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grand Crossing had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • North La Crosse
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
    • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
  • Medary
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
    • Medary is located in La Crosse County
  • La Crosse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Onalaska
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
  • River Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
  • La Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Barre Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Calvert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in La Crosse County
  • Dresbach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresbach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
    • Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Holmen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • Dakota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
    • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Hokah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
    • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <3>
  • West Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Joseph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Amsterdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
    • New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
  • Stoddard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Mindoro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevenstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
    • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
  • Chaseburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coon Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Burns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in La Crosse County

The official website for La Crosse County: www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Grand Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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