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

• Irvine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Irvine is located in Chippewa County
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• Truax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Truax is located in Eau Claire County
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• Chippewa Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
• Eagle Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
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• Elk Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
• Eau Claire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
• Colfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Colfax is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Shawtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
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• Eagleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
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• Altoona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
• Bateman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bateman is located in Chippewa County
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• Rusk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rusk is located in Dunn County
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• Caryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Caryville is located in Dunn County
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• Sand Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
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• Cedar Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
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• Rock Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
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• Fall Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• Cadott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• North Menomonie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
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• Menomonie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
• Meridean
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridean is located in Dunn County
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• Drywood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
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• Wheeler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Menomonie Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
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• Ludington
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
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