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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Melrose had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Melrose had a population of 476 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Burr Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - North Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Irving
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cataract
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mindoro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Stevenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Hegg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Sechlerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sechlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Frenchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Galesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Holmen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Millston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hixton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- New Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Lynxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Melrose, 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. |