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 Laona Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laona Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Cavour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Crandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Armstrong Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Post Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Pelican Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Lily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Ridgetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Elcho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Commonwealth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commonwealth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Stager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Stambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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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 Laona Junction, 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. |