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)
  • Okee is located in Columbia County
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• Lodi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lodi is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Dekorra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dekorra is located in Columbia County
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• Poynette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Poynette is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
• Prairie du Sac village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
• Roxbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roxbury is located in Dane County
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• Dane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dane is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
• Sauk City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Arlington is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Baraboo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
• Springfield Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
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• Norway Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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• Morrisonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
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• North Leeds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Lowville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lowville is located in Columbia County
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• Portage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Marxville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marxville is located in Dane County
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• Leeds
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Leeds is located in Columbia County
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• Waunakee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waunakee is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
• DeForest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Windsor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
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• Wyocena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Former names for Wyocena:
  • Duck Creek
  • Wiocena
• North Freedom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
• Denzer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Denzer is located in Sauk County
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• Ashton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashton is located in Dane County
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• Keyeser
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
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