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 Johannesburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Johannesburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Johannesburg listed first.
- Star Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - New Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - East Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
- East Farmington is located in Polk County
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Burkhardt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Nye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Otisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Little Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Houlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Roberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Cylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Deronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Scandia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <3>
- Maple Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Maple Island is located in Washington County (MN)
- Stillwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <3>
- North Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Franconia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Amery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Withrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Withrow is located in Washington County (MN)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Croix County: www.co.saint-croix.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 Johannesburg, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |