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 Mecan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mecan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mecan listed first.
- Marquette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Germania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Neshkoro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Belle Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Markesan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Rodney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Marcellon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Dakota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Utley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Fairwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Douglas Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Pardeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Ripon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Richford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Briggsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Rush Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.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 Mecan, 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. |