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 Lake Windsor in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Windsor. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Windsor listed first.
- Windsor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- DeForest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Mendota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Norway Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sun Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Morrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Keyeser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - North Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- North Leeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Leeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Dane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pheasant Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Pierceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- East Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Springfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Lake Windsor, 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. |