RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Door County >> Idlewild >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Wisconsin

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin





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

  • Sturgeon Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Sturgeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Salona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Salona is located in Door County
  • Vignes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vignes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vignes
    • Vignes is located in Door County
  • Carnot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
    • Carnot is located in Door County
  • Egg Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Forestville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jacksonport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brussels
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Namur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
    • Namur is located in Door County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Namur
    • From Idlewild to Namur
  • Rosiere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
    • Rosiere is located in Door County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rosiere
    • From Idlewild to Rosiere
  • Menominee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marinette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Baileys Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Peshtigo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Euren
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rankin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
  • Duvall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
    • Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
  • Oconto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Ephraim
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
    • Ephraim is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Dyckesville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Thiry Daems
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thiry Daems have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
    • Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
  • Birch Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

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 Idlewild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 26 Mar 2025