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 Island Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Island Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Island Beach listed first.
- Winnebago
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Snells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Oshkosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Neenah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Butte des Morts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte des Morts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
- Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Fitzgerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzgerald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Larsen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Black Wolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Medina Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Fisk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Brothertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Darboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Elo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Ring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Van Dyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Calumet Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Harbor
- Calumet Harbor is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calumetville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jericho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Brant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Kimberly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.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 Island Beach, 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. |