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 McFarland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of McFarland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Door Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Syene ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Vilas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mendota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pierceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Hanerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Sun Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Pheasant Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Cooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Paoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Basco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Stebbinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stebbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
- Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McFarland: www.mcfarland.wi.us/
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 McFarland, 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. |