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 Hancock had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hancock had a population of 402 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Coloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Richford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Dakota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Wild Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
- Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
- Mount Morris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Keene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Harrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Arkdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Grand Marsh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Neshkoro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Saxeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Monroe Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Meehan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Germania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Pine River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Rural
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Hancock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
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 Hancock, 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> | 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. |