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

  • Okee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
    • Okee is located in Columbia County
  • Lodi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Dekorra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dekorra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra
    • Dekorra is located in Columbia County
  • Poynette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Poynette is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
  • Prairie du Sac village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
  • Roxbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Roxbury is located in Dane County
  • Dane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
    • Dane is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Sauk City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
    • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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    • Arlington is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Baraboo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
  • Springfield Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
    • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
  • Norway Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
    • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
  • Morrisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
  • North Leeds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  • Lowville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Lowville is located in Columbia County
  • Portage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Portage is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
  • Marxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
    • Marxville is located in Dane County
  • Leeds
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Columbia County
  • Waunakee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunakee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
    • Waunakee is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
  • DeForest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Windsor is located in Dane County
  • Wyocena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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    • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Former names for Wyocena:
    • Duck Creek
    • Wiocena
  • North Freedom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
    • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Denzer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
    • Denzer is located in Sauk County
  • Ashton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Dane County
  • Keyeser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyeser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
    • Keyeser is located in Columbia County

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 Wisconsin, 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>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.