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 Hay Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hay Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hay Creek listed first.
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Levis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairchild
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osseo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Humbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Fall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Nix Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Ludington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Hale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Pigeon Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Strum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hixton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Sechlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eleva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitehall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Edson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
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- Hatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
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 Hay Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |