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)
- Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- North Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irving
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Cataract
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Mindoro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Stevenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
- Hegg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burns is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Sheppard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Sechlerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frenchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holmen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Millston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hixton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lynxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
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. |